Patterns of antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections in under-three-year-old children in India: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite its mostly viral etiology, antibiotics are frequently used to treat acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children. India is one of the largest global consumers of antibiotics and has one of the highest rates of resistance to antimicrobial treatments. However, the epidemiology of antibiotic treatment among young children in India is poorly understood.

Methods

Using nationally representative household survey data from the Indian National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) conducted between 2015 and 2016 and 2019 and 2021, we estimated the prevalence of antibiotic use among 17 472 children under the age of three who reported ARI symptoms within two weeks before their mothers were interviewed. To assess the factors associated with antibiotic use for the treatment

SUBMITTER: Dorta HG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10740384 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature