Uchenna Ekwochi1, Josephat M Chinawa2, Chidi D I Osuorah3, Odutola I Odetunde4, Herbert A Obu4, Samuel Agwu5. 1. Department of paediatrics, College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu State, Nigeria. 2. Department of Paediatrics, University of Nigeria/Teaching Hospital, Enugu State, Nigeria josephat.chinawa@unn.edu.ng. 3. Department of Child Survival Unit, Medical Research Council, Serrekunda, Gambia. 4. Department of Paediatrics, University of Nigeria/Teaching Hospital, Enugu State, Nigeria. 5. Department of Paediatrics, Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu State, Nigeria.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is a documented fact that upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is more of a viral illness. OBJECTIVES: This study aims at documenting the prevalence of the use of unprescribed antibiotics in children aged <5 years with upper respiratory symptomatology. METHODS: Four hundred twenty-three mother-child pairs were enrolled for this study. Chi-square and logistic regression analysis were used to find association between use of unprescribed antibiotics and variables of interest. RESULTS: The prevalence of unprescribed antibiotics in children aged <5 years in the management of URTI is 75.9%. The antibiotics abuse was commoner in older children with URTI (45.9% in children aged 12-24 months) and among mothers with higher educational attainment. CONCLUSION: Antibiotics abuse among mothers is high. Government, through its responsible agencies, should enforce stricter control or outrightly stop sale of antibiotics over-the-counter to prevent the dreaded antibiotics resistance.
BACKGROUND: It is a documented fact that upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is more of a viral illness. OBJECTIVES: This study aims at documenting the prevalence of the use of unprescribed antibiotics in children aged <5 years with upper respiratory symptomatology. METHODS: Four hundred twenty-three mother-child pairs were enrolled for this study. Chi-square and logistic regression analysis were used to find association between use of unprescribed antibiotics and variables of interest. RESULTS: The prevalence of unprescribed antibiotics in children aged <5 years in the management of URTI is 75.9%. The antibiotics abuse was commoner in older children with URTI (45.9% in children aged 12-24 months) and among mothers with higher educational attainment. CONCLUSION: Antibiotics abuse among mothers is high. Government, through its responsible agencies, should enforce stricter control or outrightly stop sale of antibiotics over-the-counter to prevent the dreaded antibiotics resistance.
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