Antimalarial prescribing and dispensing practices in health centres of Khartoum state, 2003-04
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2009; 15 (1): 122-128
in English
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| ID: emr-157305
ABSTRACT
This indicator-based study assessed the antimalarial drug prescribing and dispensing practices of health care providers in health centres of Khartoum state, and compared these with national guidelines for malaria treatment. A total of 720 patients and their prescriptions in 24 health centres were included. Prescribers adhered to national treatment guidelines for only 278 [38.6%] of patients. Although all were treated for malaria, only 77.6% patients had fever or history of fever and only 64.6% had fever and positive blood films. More than 90% of prescriptions prescribed antimalarial drugs by generic names but dosage forms were correctly written in only 23.5%. There was a high rate of prescribing antimalarial injections. Only half the patients had adequate knowledge of their treatment
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Drug Prescriptions
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World Health Organization
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Guideline Adherence
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Prevalence study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2009
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