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ArticleInquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing

Appropriateness of Antibiotics Use and Associated Factors in Hospitalized Patients at University of Gondar Specialized Hospital, Amhara, Ethiopia: Prospective Follow-up Study.

Demssie A Anteneh, Zemene D Kifle, Gizeaddis B Mersha, Tewodros T Ayele

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Article in Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Demssie A AntenehDepartment of Hospital clinical Pharmacy, 362057College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-9825-3975
Zemene D KifleDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, 362057College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-7030-2782
Gizeaddis B MershaDepartment of hospital microbiology, university of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, 362057College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Tewodros T AyeleDepartment of internal medicine, 362057University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAppropriate antibiotic use means that the patient receives the appropriate drug at adequate doses and duration for a susceptible pathogen. This improves the effectiveness of antibiotic therapy and prevents the emergence of resistant pathogens. Thus, this study aimed to assess the appropriateness of antibiotics use and associated factors among hospitalized patients.

methodsA hospital-based prospective follow-up study was conducted in internal medicine. Data were collected by chart review and interview of prescribers and patients using a pre-tested questionnaire derived from RAND modified Delphi method. Appropriate antibiotic use means that the patient receives the drug based on culture result at the right time in adequate doses and duration. Frequencies and percentage distribution of dependent variables were analyzed. Moreover, bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to assess the factors influencing factors.

resultOf the 303 study participants

conclusionThe appropriateness of antibiotics use was very low in the study area. Patient gender, ethnicity, source of income, patient's belief in antibiotics, and specimen cultures were significantly associated with the appropriateness of antibiotics use.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsHospitalsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesEthiopiaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesAnti-Bacterial Agentsappropriateness of antibioticsEthiopiafactorsinfectious diseaseinternal medicineuniversity of Gondar

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PMID34873941
PMCPMC8661117
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