Antibiotic Perceptions
The cure-all perception was grounded in personal and community experience rather than biomedical evidence. Antibiotics carried symbolic and cultural status beyond their therapeutic function. Vendors regarded antibiotics as powerful but als…
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The cure-all perception was grounded in personal and community experience rather than biomedical evidence. Antibiotics carried symbolic and cultural status beyond their therapeutic function. Vendors regarded antibiotics as powerful but also potentially dangerous if misused. Vendors commonly perceived antibiotics as broad-spectrum cure-all remedies.