Sociodemographic determinants of use and misuse of antibiotics in commercial poultry farms in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study was conducted to assess poultry farmers' knowledge and practices regarding antibiotics, antimicrobial usage (AMU), and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and to identify the sociodemographic factors of inappropriate use of antibiotics in commercial poultry farms in Bangladesh.

Methods

A qualitative survey of 140 farmers in Bangladesh was conducted from March to May 2019. A logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with the inappropriate use of antibiotics.

Results

47.1% of farmers were unable to explain antibiotics, 42.9% used antibiotics for preventive purposes, 4.3% used them as growth promoters, 25.7% used them as suggested by veterinarians, 42.9% used leftover antibiotics, 50% did not maintain antibiotics residual withdra

SUBMITTER: Tasmim ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10112016 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature