Rural community perceptions of antibiotic access and understanding of antimicrobial resistance: qualitative evidence from the Health and Demographic Surveillance System site in Matlab, Bangladesh

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of informants in IDIs (n = 16)

	60–80	2	76	Primary	Agriculture, Unemployed
Female	18–60	3	43	Primary to secondary	Homemaker
	60–80	2	61	Primary	Unemployed
	18–30	7	25	Secondary to undergraduate	Homemaker/Care of child under five years

Table 2. Characteristics of Informants in FGDs (n = 43)

Sex	Age range(years)	Number of informants	Average Age	Range of Education	Occupation
Male	30–60	7	37	Primary to secondary	Service sector,Agriculture,Business,Teaching
	18–30	6	25	Primary to higher secondary	Student,Business,Service sector
	20–50	8	33	Higher secondary to post graduate	Service sector,Business,Engineer, Unemployed
Female	30–60	8	37	Secondary	Homemaker
	18–30	8	23	Primary to higher secondary	Homemaker
	20–50	6	27	Higher secondary to undergraduate	Homemaker

Figure 1. A conceptual framework of access to healthcare developed by Levesque et al. Source: Levesque et al. International journal for equity in health 2013, 12:1

Figure 2. Balancing village perspectives on antibiotic use