Prevalence and factors associated with the use of antibiotics in non-bloody diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa.
Africa South of the Sahara
/ epidemiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents
/ therapeutic use
Child, Preschool
Diarrhea
/ drug therapy
Drug Utilization
/ statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing
/ statistics & numerical data
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Prevalence
Socioeconomic Factors
infectious diseases
tropical paediatrics
Journal
Archives of disease in childhood
ISSN: 1468-2044
Titre abrégé: Arch Dis Child
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0372434
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2019
06 2019
Historique:
received:
04
10
2017
revised:
02
03
2018
accepted:
07
03
2018
pubmed:
21
3
2018
medline:
25
1
2020
entrez:
21
3
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To estimate the prevalence and determine the factors associated with the use of antibiotics in the management of non-bloody diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We conducted a meta-analysis of demographic and health survey data sets from 30 countries in SSA. Pooled prevalence estimates were calculated using random effects model. Χ The pooled prevalence of antibiotic use among cases of non-bloody diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age was 23.1% (95% CI 19.5 to 26.7). The use of antibiotics in children with non-bloody diarrhoea in SSA was associated with (p<0.05) the source of care, place of residence, wealth index, maternal education and breastfeeding status. We found an unacceptably high use of antibiotics to treat episodes of non-bloody diarrhoea in children under the age of 5 in SSA.
Identifiants
pubmed: 29555724
pii: archdischild-2017-314228
doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-314228
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
518-521Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.