Factors affecting antibiotic prescribing pattern in pediatric practice.
Indian J Pediatr
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2005 Oct; 72(10): 877-9
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-81592
ABSTRACT
To determine the proportion of children receiving antibiotics for common illnesses and to understand the antibiotic prescription ptern and factors influencing it, a cross sectional study was done among the private practitioners in Chennai, India 403 prescriptions by 40 physicians from selected health facilities were analyzed 79.9% of children with ARI (Acute respiratory infection) and ADD (Acute watery diarrhea) were prescribed antibiotics. Penicillins (43.9%) were the commonest antibiotic prescribed. Factors like postgraduate qualification, experience of physician, source and method of updating knowledge, inpatient practice setting and presence of fever influenced the antibiotic prescription.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pediatrics
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Drug Prescriptions
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Primary Health Care
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Respiratory Tract Infections
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Time Factors
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Humans
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Acute Disease
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Cross-Sectional Studies
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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