Antibiotic prescription pattern among Primary Healthcare General Practitioners in the South Batinah Governorate of Oman, 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Misuse and overuse of antibiotics comprise leading causes of antimicrobial resistance. The study aims to assess the pattern of antibiotic prescription among primary healthcare general practitioners in the South Batinah Governorate of Oman.

Method

A cross-sectional study of 600 antibiotic prescriptions issued in the South Batinah Governorate in 2019 was conducted to verify the triggering diagnoses and determine the appropriateness of the prescribed antibiotic. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the association between predictors and inappropriate use.

Results

Respiratory infections accounted for 62% of antibiotic prescriptions, of which 92.2% were inappropriately prescribed. Extended-spectrum antibiotics were inappropriately prescribed in 33.

SUBMITTER: Al Mujaini SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11316356 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature