Table 5.
Themes identified during the analysis.
| Themes | Subthemes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Common diseases managed with antibiotics | Cattle |
East coast fever (ECF) Anaplasmosis Heartwater Babesia Respiratory tract infections |
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| Humans |
Malaria Bacterial infections Urinary tract infections Respiratory tract infections Typhoid Ear, Nose and Throat infections Wounds |
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| (2) Common drugs consumed | Cattle |
Oxytetracycline in different concentrations and brands Penicillin and streptomycin (Penstrep) Sulphadimidine Ivermectin Trypanocidals |
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| Humans |
Amoxiclav Ampiclox Ciprofloxacin Benzylpenicillin Amoxicillin Ceftriaxone |
Cotrimoxazole Dexamethasone Metronidazole Ampicillin Gentamicin Chloramphenicol |
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| (3) Awareness of antimicrobial resistance | Awareness |
Many people are aware No local term for antimicrobial resistance We have not talked at length about antimicrobial resistance with the pastoralists People do not know that AMR is there but they just see things failing and they blame the drugs that they are counterfeit |
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| Source of information |
Patients who have not improved on medication Experience |
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| (4) Drivers of antibiotic resistance |
Poverty where people cannot buy full dose No laboratories for culture to confirm resistance Inadequate knowledge of health workers People do not take full dose even when it is there, they leave medicine as soon as they improve Not following instructions Fake drugs on the market |
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| (5) Surveillance and monitoring |
It’s not done Not heard of any |
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| (6) Proposed intervention |
Improve testing services Stop quacks from selling medicine Minimize drug stock-outs in government units Provide charts for antimicrobial resistance Bring new drugs |
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