The Social Nature of Antibiotic Overprescription in China

Offering a rarely seen glimpse into the realities of one of the biggest global public health crises in modern time, Wang's book focuses on doctor-patient interactions in China to demonstrate the potential effects of health communication, doctor-patient relationship, and a matrix of social factors on overprescription of antibiotics.

Autorentext

Nan Christine Wang is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Administration at Hunan University, China.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Historical and institutional factors of antibiotic overprescription in China 3. Outside the medical visit: Pre-visit use of non-prescribed antibiotics, desires for antibiotic prescriptions, and association with antibiotic prescriptions in medical visit 4. Caregivers' role in prescribing decision: Overt advocacy and interactional pressure in medical visits 5. Doctors' role in prescribing decision: Treatment recommendation actions and medical authority in medical visits 6. Dueling in medical interaction: Caregivers' resistance to doctors' treatment recommendations 7. Conclusion