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Ethnography as a tool to understand cultural determinants of antibiotic prescribing behaviours in different settings

In this video Dr Esmita Charani discusses the use of ethnography to the influence of culture on antibiotic prescribing.

Dr Esmita Charani will discuss how ethnography can be used as a tool to develop an understanding of the influence of culture and team dynamics on behaviours amongst clinical specialities in relation to antibiotic prescribing.

Ethnography is useful to provide understandings of the cultural determinants of antibiotic prescribing. Also, how this varies between different settings and different specialities. With the information it provides, we can develop contextually fit observations.

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