Māori expert perspectives of antimicrobial resistance

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Researchers from the University of Otago interviewed nine Māori experts in human, animal and environmental health to understand how a holistic approach to tackling antimicrobial resistance could be grounded in te ao Māori. Several experts reflected on how a "One Health" approach to understanding antimicrobial resistance mirrored Māori concepts such as whakapapa, highlighting the potential for mātauranga Māori to inform culturally-appropriate community education about the subject. Human health experts said that addressing health inequities and enhancing the cultural competence of tauiwi health practitioners more broadly would also be key to tackling antimicrobial resistance in Aotearoa.

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From: Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga

Māori experience disproportionately worse outcomes from infectious diseases compared to non-Māori, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) contributes to these inequities. The aim of the study reported in this article was to gain insight into Māori experts’ perspectives on AMR using a One Health approach, which incorporates understandings of human, animal and environmental health. Qualitative methods were applied and were guided by principles of Kaupapa Māori research.

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conference: MAI Journal

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Organisation/s: University of Otago, The University of Sydney

Funder: This research was conducted as part of a Master of Public Health and was partially funded by a Master’s Scholarship from the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine and by Te Kaupeka Pūniho | Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Otago.

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