ArticlePloS one2020
Evaluation of the forum theatre approach for public engagement around antibiotic use in Myanmar.
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- Developing bacterial resistance to antibiotics: a laboratory activity.Access microbiology · 2026Article
- Interventions to address antimicrobial resistance: an ethical analysis of key tensions and how they apply in low- income and middle-income countries.BMJ global health · 2024Review
- An educational initiative aimed at increasing antimicrobial resistance awareness among school-going Jordanian youth.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Clinical manifestations and outcome of viral acute lower respiratory infection in hospitalised children in Myanmar.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Under the Mask: A Film on Tuberculosis at the Thai-Myanmar Border.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Educational Activities for Students and Citizens Supporting the One-Health Approach on Antimicrobial Resistance.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes Regarding Antibiotic Use for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: Insights from Patients in Sri Lanka.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2021Article
- "AMR Dialogues": a public engagement initiative to shape policies and solutions on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Thailand.Wellcome open research · 2021Article
- Always leave the audience wanting more: An entertaining approach to stimulate engagement with health research among publics in coastal Kenya through 'Magnet Theatre'.Wellcome open research · 2021Article
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introductionThe risk of emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance is high in Southeast Asian countries and various strategies are being used to raise awareness about appropriate antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance within communities. Public engagement in science has not been widely practised in Myanmar. We describe the use of a forum theatre to engage with the community about antibiotic use.
methodsThe engagement activities took place in a peri-urban township in Yangon, Myanmar. Five preliminary story gathering workshops with the community were carried out to develop scripts and songs for the forum theatre. After that, we organised forum theatre plays between September and October 2018. Following each play we provided four simple key messages based on WHO's world antibiotic awareness week advocacy materials; 1) Antibiotics are medicines used to treat bacterial infections 2) Antibiotics are not useful for coughs and colds 3) Never use leftover antibiotics or share antibiotics with others 4) Prevent infections by regularly washing hands, preparing food hygienically, avoiding close contact with sick people, and keeping vaccinations up to date. We evaluated the engagement activities by conducting focus group discussions (FGD) with audience members.
resultsTen forum theatre plays were performed on two topics; "Fever and antibiotics" and "Mixed medicines", reaching 1175 community members. Four themes emerged from our thematic analysis: 1) Knowledge dissemination, 2) Enjoyment and fun, 3) Willingness to support and recommendations for future engagement activities and 4) Preference over traditional methods of health education. We found improvement of antibiotic related knowledge and enjoyment among audience who were also willing to support future engagement activities and preferred forum theatre approach over formal health talks.
conclusionsWe conclude that forum theatre is an effective innovative approach to engage and disseminate knowledge on appropriate use of antibiotics with the community in a participatory way.
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