ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
An Evaluation of Antibiotic Prescribing Practices in a Rural Refugee Settlement District in Uganda.
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- Seven-year surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in respiratory pathogens at a Ugandan referral hospital: Emerging trends and stewardship priorities.African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine · 2025Article
- High Prevalence of Antimicrobial Prescribing Among Public Health Facilities in Central Uganda: Findings from Point Prevalence Survey.Infection and drug resistance · 2025Article
- Antibiotic Use Characteristics and Patterns in Humans and Poultry in Wakiso District, Uganda.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
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- Antibiotic use and consumption in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A baseline report of prescription stewardship in outpatient clinics of three tertiary hospitals.IJID regions · 2023Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Bacteria Causing Pediatric Infections at the University Teaching Hospital in Rwanda.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2022Article
- Scoping Review of National Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities in Eight African Countries and Adaptable Recommendations.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Point Prevalence Survey of Antibiotic Use across 13 Hospitals in Uganda.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Antibiotics Use and its Predictors at Pediatrics Ward of Jimma Medical Center: Hospital Based Prospective Cross-sectional Study.Infection and drug resistance · 2022Article
- An opportunity for global antimicrobial stewardship research: Refugee populations.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2022Review
- An Evaluation of Antibiotic Prescription Rationality at Lower Primary Healthcare Facilities in Three Districts of South-Western Uganda.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2022Article
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Abstract
Ensuring access to effective antibiotics and rational prescribing of antibiotics are critical in reducing antibiotic resistance. In this study, we evaluated antibiotic prescribing practices in a rural district in Uganda. It was a cross-sectional study that involved a retrospective review of 500 outpatient prescriptions from five health facilities. The prescriptions were systematically sampled. World Health Organization core medicine use prescribing and facility indicators were used. Percentage of encounters with one or more antibiotics prescribed was 23% (10,402/45,160). The mean number of antibiotics per prescription was 1.3 (669/500). About 27% (133/500) of the diagnoses and 42% (155/367) of the prescriptions were noncompliant with the national treatment guidelines. Prescribing antibiotics for nonbacterial infections such as malaria 32% (50/156) and noninfectious conditions such as dysmenorrhea and lumbago 15% (23/156) and nonspecific diagnosis such as respiratory tract infection 40% (59/133) were considered noncompliant with the guidelines. On average, 68% (51/75) of the antibiotics were available on the day of the visit. Inappropriate prescribing practices included excessive use of antibiotics and failure to diagnose and prescribe in compliance with treatment guidelines. There is a need to strengthen antibiotic use in the health facilities through setting up stewardship programs and interventions to promote adherence to national treatment guidelines.
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