Antimicrobial use-related problems and their costs in surgery ward of Jimma University Medical Center: Prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Antibiotics are among the most commonly misused of all drugs, which results in antibiotic resistance and waste of resources and it has not been studied in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess antibiotic use-related problems and their costs among patients hospitalized at the surgical ward of Jimma University Medical Center.

Methods

Hospital-based prospective observational study was used to assess the prevalence, cost, and determinants of antibiotic use-related problems; multiple stepwise backward logistic regression analysis was done for a P value of < 0.25 to look for predictors of antibiotic use-related problems. Written informed consent was obtained and confidentiality was secured.

Results

Among 300 participants, antibiotic use-rela

SUBMITTER: Tefera GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6524801 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature