Antibiotic use in Kenyan public hospitals: Prevalence, appropriateness and link to guideline availability.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine prescription patterns and explore to what extent guidelines are available and how they might influence treatment appropriateness among hospitalised patients in Kenyan hospitals.

Methods

Data on antimicrobial usage were collected from hospitalised patients across 14 Kenyan public hospitals. For each prescription, appropriateness of treatment was defined using available local and international treatment guidelines and through consensus with local medical specialists. Association between appropriate treatment, guideline availability and other possible explanatory factors was explored using univariate and multiple regression analysis.

Results

There were 1675 (46.7%) of the 3590 hospitalised patients on antimicrobials with 3145(94%) of the 3363 antimic

SUBMITTER: Maina M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7562818 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature