Many Hispanics still believe in shamans.
Posted on 08/18/2015 1:37:26 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Many U.S. adults, including almost half of Hispanics, believe that taking antibiotics will ease the symptoms of a cold, a new study shows - even though most colds are viral and antibiotics don’t work against viruses.
Compared to all Americans on average, Hispanic consumers are almost three times as likely to get antibiotics from a source other than a prescribing physician or to use antibiotics left over from a previous illness, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Using antibiotics when they won’t work, or using them incorrectly, helps bacteria become resistant, making the drugs less effective when they’re really needed.
“We know from other research that cultural factors can influence health-related knowledge and attitudes,” said lead author Dr. Louise K. Francois Watkins of the CDC.
“However, there have been few national studies looking specifically at knowledge and attitudes regarding antibiotic use among Hispanic consumers, so this study does provide us with new information,” Watkins told Reuters Health by email.
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A third survey targeted more than 1,000 health care providers, including 1,001 adult and family physicians, 252 nurse practitioners, and 250 pediatricians.
More than half of providers thought that patients expect an antibiotic at a visit for a cough or cold, when in reality that number is 41 percent of Hispanic consumers and 26 percent of consumers generally.
Pediatricians tend to experience the most pressure to give antibiotics for colds, but teaching middle and high-schoolers about appropriate antibiotic use would help change beliefs over time, Schaffner said in a phone interview.
Antibiotics are appropriate for whooping cough, strep throat or urinary tract infections, but not for bronchitis, flu or other sore throats, according to a CDC infographic
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
And so for that reason another ton show up at various Emergency Wards looking for care and end up closing the place down.
I was a “C” biology student. But I managed to stay awake long enough to learn that this was not the case.
Well, this is right in line with the liberal agenda of having a really dumbed-down, low-information voting public. Fits right in.
Big Pharma wins! They helped write ACA! Now their covered patients will spend billions on Anti-Biotics
And that’s why we have superbugs in our hospitals and elementary schools.
Antibiotics are available OTC in Mexico-it’s just part of what they are used to. Feel crummy, take amoxicillin.
Just another reason MSRA is so prevalent these days.
Don’t know how many of these folks are ILLEGALS but they are most definitely ILLITERATE
Obamacare will take care of them.
Undoubtedly a “microagression” according to leftists... /sarc
It’s a sad fact but Hispanics are very high users of the medical profession. I have nothing against Hispanics, in fact I find most of them admirable. However, it’s just a fact that they love to go to the doctor and aren’t happy unless they get some kind of a shot before they leave. I’m sure it must be cultural. We’ll just have to re-learn them.
RINOS, Democrats and media are scared shitless. They are about to get the one true answer to that illegal problem they’ve desperately been trying to hide.
Genie, meet bottle — Out!!
Dang. My wife is Hispanic? Who knew?
She’s at the doctor 3-4 times a year for anti-biotics.
Truth is - these “colds” do turn into staph or other infections.
Give us your tired, hungry, moronic, stupid...
Usually sinus infections.
Many Hispanics still believe in shamans.
this is because they live in another universe of disinformation, misinformation, primitivism, religionism, superstition, and faery tales
in my village we learned about this in like the 6th grade, but that was 60 years ago before everybody got ficking stoopid
Antibiotics will do ZILCH, ZERO, NADA for the common cold. Rest & plenty of fluids will do more than anything for a cold, which is going to run its course anyway. - Antibiotics are out for me anyway. About 3 days in, I start puking up my stomach lining; can’t keep the meds down; have to just stop. Which creates its own problem. So, I’d just best not even start the antibiotics.
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