Survey of non-prescribed use of antibiotics for children in an urban community in Mongolia

Ganchimeg, Togoobaatar; Ikeda, Nayu; Ali, Moazzam; Sonomjamts, Munkhbayarlakh; Dashdemberel, Sarangerel; Mori, Rintaro; Shibuya, Kenji

doi:10.2471/blt.10.079004

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“…Our results were in agreement with reported results from different studies in Jordan, Sudan and Greece [13,20,21,22]. On the other hand, amoxicillin was the most commonly selected antibiotic for self-medication [16,19,23,24 ].…”

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Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Medication with Antibiotics for Children in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Alfalogy¹

2017

EJPM

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Self-medication with antibiotics is becoming a very common practice, and it is being practiced globally carrying a significant economic burden and health hazards. This study assesses prevalence and predictors of self-medication with antibiotic for children. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 252 mothers selected randomly from primary health care Centers in Makkah, during the period Jan -July 2016. Mothers were interviewed about giving their children antibiotic without prescription using a semi structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using IBM advanced SPSS statistical package version 23. Logistic regression analysis was done to determine which of the factors are independently associated with self-medication with antibiotic for children. As a result, in total, 252 respondent mothers were interviewed with mean age 36.7±18.4. The prevalence of self-medication with antibiotic for children was 39.3% despite that the majority 82.9% has satisfactory knowledge about proper antibiotic use. Amoxicillin clavulenic is the most self-prescribed antibiotic representing 53.3% followed by amoxicillin 25.6%. The predictors for self-medication were educational level, income, residence and knowledge about antibiotics use. It was concluded that, Self-medication with antibiotics for children is a common practice. Policies and considerable efforts are needed to challenge the self-medication with antibiotics especially increasing the awareness among mothers about the self-medication with antibiotics risks and hazards.

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Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Medication with Antibiotics for Children in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Alfalogy¹

2017

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“…One of the main strengths is represented by the sample size (1247) of parents of children between 0-14 years of age interviewed. This sample is higher than other studies on this topic, [11][12][13][17][18][19] especially when considering that face-to-face interviews were carried out. Indeed, this is considered the gold standard method of survey administration.…”

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“…[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] This could lead to an inappropriate administration of antibiotics to children, given that from 10% to 60% of parents declare to administer antibiotics without medical prescription. [11][12][13]15,19 Moreover, several studies demonstrated that attitudes of parents could influence the decision of the paediatrician about the prescription of an antibiotic, making the lack of knowledge of the parents about this issue even more dangerous. 14,20 To date no studies have evaluated knowledge and attitudes on antibiotics among parents of children aged between 0-14 years in Italy.…”

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Knowledge and attitudes towards the use of antibiotics in the paediatric age group: a multicenter survey in Italy

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Gualano

Gili

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Eur J Public Health

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“…[1] The resistance developed due to the irrational use of antibiotics is a global public health problem. [2] Children have high rates of minor infection, and because of their increased susceptibility to serious bacterial infection, they are frequently prescribed with antibiotics. There is a concern that there may be an increasing bacterial resistance in childhood and that changes in childcare practices, particularly the marked increase of day care in pre-school groups, may lead to increasing transfer of antibiotic-resistant organisms within these environments.…”

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“…[6] Other reasons for antibiotic resistance are self-medication, especially in low-income countries with over-the-counter antibiotics sale, due to the high cost of medical consultations and dissatisfaction with medical practitioners. [2] Nearly, half of the pediatricians report parental pressure to prescribe antibiotics even though it is not ORIGINAL ARTICLE necessary. [7] Antibiotics account for a substantial proportion of the expenditures in pharmacies and hospitals.…”

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Prabahar

2017

AJP

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Introduction: Children have high rates of minor infection, and because of their increased susceptibility to serious bacterial infection, they are frequently prescribed with antibiotics. The main aim of the study was to evaluate the antibiotics utilization pattern and check the adherence to the antibiotic policy in pediatric patients of a tertiary care teaching hospital. Materials and Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted for a period of 6 months in the inpatient Department of Pediatrics of a tertiary care teaching hospital after getting approval from the Research and Ethics Committee. 90 children from 1 month to 18 years age of either sex admitted to pediatric ward prescribed with antibiotics were included for the study, after getting informed consent from their parents. The lab data were noted down on follow-up. The patient charts were followed up throughout the period of hospitalization for drug interactions. The antibiotic utilization pattern was studied from the revised antibiotic prescribing policy of the Department of Pediatrics. The drug interactions were found using drugs.com. Results: Cephalosporins was the common class of antibiotics prescribed and majority of antibiotics were prescribed for a period of 1-5 days.

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Survey of non-prescribed use of antibiotics for children in an urban community in Mongolia

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Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Medication with Antibiotics for Children in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Medication with Antibiotics for Children in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Knowledge and attitudes towards the use of antibiotics in the paediatric age group: a multicenter survey in Italy

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