Ethnographic Decision Modeling to Understand Smallholder Antibiotic Use for Poultry in Guatemala.
Med Anthropol
; 38(3): 295-310, 2019 04.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30526055
ABSTRACT
Widespread use of antibiotics is of concern due to the selection for resistant bacterial strains, which render life-saving antimicrobials ineffective. Smallholders in rural Guatemala rely on human antibiotics to treat their poultry, and in this article, I aim to understand why they do so. I incorporate Ethnographic Decision Modeling (EDM) to understand treatment behaviors. Results indicate that access and affordability in opportunity costs are barriers to seeking veterinary medicines for poultry. Access to veterinary medicine and education campaigns on poultry health are necessary to support the appropriate use of antimicrobials for backyard poultry.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Poultry
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Veterinary Drugs
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Inappropriate Prescribing
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Animal Husbandry
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Type of study:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America central
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Guatemala
Language:
En
Journal:
Med Anthropol
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos