ArticleMedical anthropology
Taking Opportunities, Taking Medicines: Antibiotic Use in Rural Eastern Uganda.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Gut microbial profiles of COVID-19 patients in Uganda.African health sciences · 2026Article
- Social science contributions to the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2026Article
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- The social burden of antimicrobial resistance: what is it, how can we measure it, and why does it matter?JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2025Review
- Managing low-back pain in rural Uganda: a qualitative study exploring the perspectives and practices of frontline health workers regarding LBP management in primary care.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Antibiotic prescription sources and use among under-5 children with fever/cough in sub-Saharan Africa.International health · 2025Article
- "Arming half-baked people with weapons!" Information enclaving among professionals and the need for a care-centred model for antibiotic use information in Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi.Global health action · 2024Article
- Dilemmas of care: Healthcare seeking behaviours and antibiotic use among women in rural communities in Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2024Article
- Influences on use of antibiotics without prescription by the public in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative evidence.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2024Review
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The ways in which dimensions of health and healthcare intersect with economics and politics in particular contexts requires close attention. In this article we connect concerns about antibiotic overuse in Uganda to the social milieu created through policies that follow President Museveni's vision for a population who
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