Table 1 Conceptual Themes, Ordered by Frequency of Appearance from Highest to Lowest
From: Probing popular and political discourse on antimicrobial resistance in China
Conceptual Theme | Description |
|---|---|
Public awareness and education (PAE) | Informs the public on general knowledge about AMR, how to prevent its occurrence, and debunking AMR-related myths. |
Policy implications (P) | Explores implications of policies relevant to AMR. (Policies that were discussed by media articles are not limited to the policies analyzed in this study.) |
Agricultural use (AG) | Emphasizes misuse of antimicrobials in an agricultural context or strategies that can address AMR in the agricultural sector. |
Economic impacts (E) | Discusses any relationships between AMR, related policies, and the economy. |
Challenges (C) | Discusses current challenges to addressing AMR, including those that need to be overcome to effectively implement AMR-related policies. |
Professional awareness (PA) | Encourages involving healthcare providers, including physicians and administrators of healthcare institutions, to address AMR. |
Future directions (FD) | Recommends future actions that the government, the public, and healthcare providers can take to address AMR. |
Achievements (A) | Discusses the Chinese government’s actions or events relevant to addressing AMR in a positive light. |
Environmental pollution (EP) | Frames antimicrobials as a type of environmental pollution. |
Global collaboration (GC) | Focuses on China’s collaboration with the global community in addressing AMR. (Articles that only discuss recent news from the WHO without emphasizing China’s actions in the global community were excluded.) |
Media’s role (M) | Emphasizes the role that media can play in addressing AMR. |
Pediatric care (PED) | Focuses on how AMR impacts healthcare for children. |
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) | Highlights a relationship between Traditional Chinese Medicine and AMR. |