Exploring factors contributing to antibiotic resistance: A cross-sectional empirical study in Bangladesh
Abdullah Al Rakib, Dr. Johaira Sultana Toma, Dr. Mousumi Akhtar, Md. Abu Hasnat, Md. Sohel Rana, Rezwan Ul Haque Aubhi, Nur-A.-Alam Mishad, Farzana Rahman, Shadia Sharmin, Abdullah AlSaleh, Abdullah AlSaleh, Abdullah AlSaleh · 2026
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Antibiotic resistance grows fastest where drugs are cheap, tests are scarce, and beliefs run strong, and Al Rakib and co-authors survey 254 people in Bangladesh on the forces at play. They model the answers with structural equation methods built for messy, non-normal data, framed by two theories of health behavior and social systems.
Money pressure, weak diagnostic tools, and cultural misconceptions emerged as the main drivers of antibiotic overuse and misuse. Clinic infrastructure and social beliefs also shaped the pattern in the model. The authors call for targeted rules, better testing resources, and public teaching to slow resistance in similar low-income settings. The study offers its framework for other countries facing the same squeeze.
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| CREATOR | Abdullah Al Rakib, Dr. Johaira Sultana Toma, Dr. Mousumi Akhtar, Md. Abu Hasnat, Md. Sohel Rana, Rezwan Ul Haque Aubhi, Nur-A.-Alam Mishad, Farzana Rahman, Shadia Sharmin, Abdullah AlSaleh, Abdullah AlSaleh, Abdullah AlSaleh |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 85 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |