Use and/or Misuse of Antibiotics in Management of Diarrhea Among Children in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

被引：23

作者：

Ekwochi, Uchenna ^{[1
]}

Chinawa, Josephat M. ^{[2
,3
]}

Obi, Ikechukwu ^{[2
,3
]}

Obu, Herbert A. ^{[2
,3
]}

Agwu, Samuel ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Enugu State Univ Sci & Technol, Teaching Hosp, Enugu, Nigeria

[2] Univ Nigeria, Dept Pediat, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria

[3] Enugu State Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Pediat, Enugu, Nigeria

来源：

JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS | 2013年 / 59卷 / 04期

关键词：

antibiotics; diarrhea; children; CHILDHOOD DIARRHEA;

D O I：

10.1093/tropej/fmt016

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

Objective: To determine the use and/or misuse of antibiotics on children with diarrheal disease by caregivers. Method: An observational prospective study involving 210 children and their caregivers seen at the pediatric outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital between January and May 2012 was undertaken. Results: The mean age of the children was 18.07 +/- 14.29 months. One hundred twenty-four (59%) were male, whereas 86 (41%) were female. Almost half of the children (46.7%) used unprescribed antibiotics during an episode of diarrhea. Conclusions: Antibiotics are being abused in children with diarrhea and caregivers need to be educated against this urgently.

引用

页码：314 / 316

页数：3

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