Use of antimicrobials during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study among stakeholders in Nepal.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic was a major public health threat and the pressure to find curative therapies was tremendous. Particularly in the early critical phase of the pandemic, a lot of empirical treatments, including antimicrobials, were recommended. Drawing on interviews with patients, clinicians and drug dispensers, this article explores the use of antimicrobials for the management of COVID-19 in Nepal. A total of 30 stakeholders (10 clinicians, 10 dispensers and 10 COVID-19 patients) were identified purposively and were approached for an interview. Clinicians and dispensers in three tertiary hospitals in Kathmandu assisted in the recruitment of COVID-19 patients who were undergoing follow-up at an out-patient department. Interviews were audio recorded, translated and transcribed into Engli

SUBMITTER: Dhungel B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10645294 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature