Rational prescribing of antibiotics in children under 5 years with upper respiratory tract infections in Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana

Abstract Objective The aim of the study was to assess the rational use of antibiotics in children with URTIs in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Ghana. Results A total of 839 medicines were prescribed, 237 were antibiotics. The mean number of medicines prescribed per patient encounter was 3.1. The...

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Main Authors: Abdul-Nasiru Sumaila, Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3542-z
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description Abstract Objective The aim of the study was to assess the rational use of antibiotics in children with URTIs in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Ghana. Results A total of 839 medicines were prescribed, 237 were antibiotics. The mean number of medicines prescribed per patient encounter was 3.1. The percentage of patient encounters with antibiotics was 28.2 and 0.4% for injections. The percentage of medicines prescribed by generic was 93.8% and from the essential medicines list was 94.9%. Ninety-two of patients received amoxicillin. Polypharmacy was common as prescriptions with five to six medicines per patient encounter was found. Some prescribers are not following the WHO/INRUD requirement of prescribing medicines in their generic and from the essential medicine list of the country.
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spelling doaj.art-dd2b864f6d354e8db7e5620264a4a93e2022-12-21T19:47:34ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002018-07-011111510.1186/s13104-018-3542-zRational prescribing of antibiotics in children under 5 years with upper respiratory tract infections in Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Brong Ahafo Region of GhanaAbdul-Nasiru Sumaila0Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong1Pharmacy Department, Jema District Hospital, Ghana Health ServicesDepartment of Social and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, University of GhanaAbstract Objective The aim of the study was to assess the rational use of antibiotics in children with URTIs in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Ghana. Results A total of 839 medicines were prescribed, 237 were antibiotics. The mean number of medicines prescribed per patient encounter was 3.1. The percentage of patient encounters with antibiotics was 28.2 and 0.4% for injections. The percentage of medicines prescribed by generic was 93.8% and from the essential medicines list was 94.9%. Ninety-two of patients received amoxicillin. Polypharmacy was common as prescriptions with five to six medicines per patient encounter was found. Some prescribers are not following the WHO/INRUD requirement of prescribing medicines in their generic and from the essential medicine list of the country.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3542-zRationalMedicineAntibioticsChildrenUpper respiratory tract infectionGhana
spellingShingle Abdul-Nasiru Sumaila
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Rational prescribing of antibiotics in children under 5 years with upper respiratory tract infections in Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana
BMC Research Notes
Rational
Medicine
Antibiotics
Children
Upper respiratory tract infection
Ghana
title Rational prescribing of antibiotics in children under 5 years with upper respiratory tract infections in Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana
title_full Rational prescribing of antibiotics in children under 5 years with upper respiratory tract infections in Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana
title_fullStr Rational prescribing of antibiotics in children under 5 years with upper respiratory tract infections in Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana
title_full_unstemmed Rational prescribing of antibiotics in children under 5 years with upper respiratory tract infections in Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana
title_short Rational prescribing of antibiotics in children under 5 years with upper respiratory tract infections in Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana
title_sort rational prescribing of antibiotics in children under 5 years with upper respiratory tract infections in kintampo municipal hospital in brong ahafo region of ghana
topic Rational
Medicine
Antibiotics
Children
Upper respiratory tract infection
Ghana
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3542-z
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