A study of non-prescription usage of antibiotics in the upper respiratory tract infections in the urban population

Bhanwra, Sangeeta

doi:10.4103/0976-500x.107687

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“…In other studies higher incidence of use of antibiotic has been reported by Chan et al 16. (68%) and Bhanwra et al 17. (46%).…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of mothers on acute respiratory infection in children under five years

Bham¹,

Saeed²,

Shah³

2016

Pak J Med Sci

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Objective:To assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of mothers on ARI (Acute Respiratory Tract Infection) in children less than five years of age.Methods:This cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics, Darul Sehat hospital from 1st December 2014 to 28th February 2015. Mothers(n=335) who were local residents, had at least one child below the age of five years and coming to the hospital for any medical problem along with accompanying women were included. Foreign mothers and/or those having difficulty in perceiving questions were excluded. Language used in the Questionnaire was English which was translated to Urdu for better understanding. Questionnaire was interviewer administered. Researchers and two house physicians took part in questioning the mothers.Results:Total 335 children were studied. Out of 335 children 228(68%) had ARI. Mean age of the children was 20 months ±17 SD while mean Birth weight was 2.7 kg ± 1.8 SD. The most common symptom perceived was cough (n=303, 40%), mostly worsening during winter season (n=255,87%), commonest aggravating factor was dust (n=174,81%), most common complication was Pneumonia (n=135, 83%), and most mothers opted for medical practitioner (n=268,89%) for treatment. Self-medication was practiced by 192(58%) and paracetamol was frequently used medication (n=117,42%).Conclusion:The study reveals good knowledge of mothers on ARI symptoms, worsening environmental conditions, aggravating factors and complications. Their attitude towards ARI was appropriate with early consultation with qualified medical practitioner. Better literacy rate, has a positive influence on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of mothers.

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“…In other studies higher incidence of use of antibiotic has been reported by Chan et al 16. (68%) and Bhanwra et al 17. (46%).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 88%

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of mothers on acute respiratory infection in children under five years

Bham¹,

Saeed²,

Shah³

2016

Pak J Med Sci

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“…The study has shown that lack of awareness in the patients could increase the drug resistance problem and awareness about the branded drugs being costlier than the generic drugs was also not there. 21 The first Indian study which provides a comprehensive picture of self-medication practice among future healthcare providers (medical and paramedical students) from across the country shows lesser prevalence of self-medication than us. 22 Limitations of this study are that we could not find an influence of the demographic profile of the subjects upon the practice of non-prescription medicine resulting in self-medication practice.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Extent and Factors Associated with Non-Prescription Medicine Use in Eastern India – A Cross-Sectional Survey

Das¹,

Choudhury²,

Santra³

et al. 2017

JYP

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Objective: To assess the extent, pattern and determinants of non-prescription medicine use in an urban area of eastern India. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey with total 392 subjects was carried out for 3 months by a structured questionnaire to assess the extent, pattern and determinants of non-prescription medicine use amongst the patients at a community retail medicine shop and a pharmacy running in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in a government hospital. Results: Our study found that 61.4% of the consumers indulged in the practice of self-medication. The commonest reason for self medication was a prevailing tendency in the community followed by cost-saving and convenience. The most commonly used medicines were antacids (43.4%) followed by analgesics-antipyretics (42.6%). It was found that only 12.5% completed an ongoing course of antibiotics. Consumption of ORS was commoner in diarrhoea than vomiting and only a few (13%) of the patients dissolved the ORS powder as directed. Only 9.7% of the subjects thought non-prescription medicine use is safe. Regarding the various types of medicine preparations used by them from the two types of pharmacy, a significant difference was noted only for eye drops (p = 0.003). This result might have been obtained due to prevailing ocular infections in the selected study population and underreporting at the Ophthalmology OPD of the nearest hospital. Conclusion: The current study has documented the extent of, factors associated with, and the pattern of non-prescription medicine use resulting in a surge of self-medication practice in urban area.Key words: Non-prescription medicine use, Self-medication, PPP model, Retail pharmacy, Survey. Key message: Given the increasing emphasis on self-care and empowering the public to manage their health with non-prescription medicines, the findings highlight the need for improved pharmacovigilance of these medicines to maximize benefits with minimal risk. Healthcare providers need to be aware of the potential for misuse, abuse and dependence, particularly in patients with long-term illness. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.

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“…An audit of antibiotic prescriptions among four public and private PHCs showed that over 86% of patients diagnosed with an URTI were prescribed an antibiotic, mostly a broad-spectrum antibiotic 231 . India 45% of patients in the public sector and 57% of patients in the private sector with acute respiratory tract infections were prescribed at least one antibiotic 233 In another study, 46% of patients had taken an antibiotic for a URTI, either prescribed or selfpurchased 234…”

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Ongoing strategies to improve the management of upper respiratory tract infections and reduce inappropriate antibiotic use particularly among lower and middle-income countries: findings and implications for the future

Godman

Haque

McKimm

et al. 2019

Current Medical Research and Opinion

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A study of non-prescription usage of antibiotics in the upper respiratory tract infections in the urban population

Cited by 25 publications

References 4 publications

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of mothers on acute respiratory infection in children under five years

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of mothers on acute respiratory infection in children under five years

The Extent and Factors Associated with Non-Prescription Medicine Use in Eastern India – A Cross-Sectional Survey

Ongoing strategies to improve the management of upper respiratory tract infections and reduce inappropriate antibiotic use particularly among lower and middle-income countries: findings and implications for the future

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