Community-level consumption of antibiotics according to the AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) classification in rural Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To review community-level consumption of antibiotics in rural Vietnam, according to the WHO Access, Watch, Reserve (AWaRe) classification of 2019, and identify factors associated with the choice of these antibiotics.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, data on antibiotic purchases were collected through a customer exit survey of 20 community antibiotic suppliers in Ba Vi District, Hanoi, between September 2017 and July 2018. Antibiotic consumption was estimated through the number of antibiotic encounters, the number of DDDs supplied and the number of treatment days (DOTs) with antibiotics, and analysed according to the AWaRe classification. The factors associated with watch-group antibiotic supply were identified through multivariable logistic regression analys

SUBMITTER: Nguyen NV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7497401 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature