Factors affecting antibiotic prescribing pattern in pediatric practice.
Indian J Pediatr
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2005 Oct; 72(10): 877-9
Artigo
em Inglês
| 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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Assunto principal:
Pediatria
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Prescrições de Medicamentos
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Atenção Primária à Saúde
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Infecções Respiratórias
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Fatores de Tempo
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Humanos
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Doença Aguda
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Estudos Transversais
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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