Surveillance of antibiotics use in inpatients at Benjamin Mkapa Zonal Referral Hospital in Dodoma, Tanzania: a point prevalence survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess antibiotics prescribing and use patterns for inpatients at Benjamin Mkapa Zonal Referral Hospital (BMH) using the WHO-Point Prevalence Survey (WHO-PPS).

Design

A cross-sectional survey.

Setting

The Benjamin Mkapa Zonal Referral Hospital, Dodoma, Tanzania.

Participants

Inpatient prescriptions, regardless of whether antibiotics were prescribed (n=286) on the day of PPS.

Outcome measures

Our study analysed the prevalence of antibiotic use at BMH for inpatients, the type of antibiotics used, the indications for use and the proportion of oral and parenteral antibiotics. We also assessed prescription-prescribed antibiotics after a positive antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) result.

Results

A survey was conducted on 286 prescr

SUBMITTER: Zimbwe KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11337710 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature