Precarity and clinical determinants of healthcare-seeking behaviour and antibiotic use in rural Laos and Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The social determinants of health are a decisive yet persistently understudied area for tackling global health challenges like antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Precarity is one determinant whose importance is increasingly recognised, which we define here as 'a form of pernicious self-dependence that undermines individuals' control over their own lives and limits their ability to flexibly respond to crises'. We aimed to assess the relationship between precarity, other forms of deprivation and healthcare-seeking behaviour by asking, 'What is the impact of precarity, marginalisation and clinical presentation on healthcare-seeking behaviour?' and 'Do patients experiencing precarious livelihoods have clinically less advisable healthcare-seeking behaviour?'

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Haenssgen MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733127 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature