Antimicrobial use across six referral hospitals in Tanzania: a point prevalence survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To delineate the prevalence and factors associated with antimicrobial use across six referral hospitals in Tanzania using WHO point prevalence survey (PPS) methodology to inform hospital-specific antimicrobial stewardship programmes.

Design

Cross-sectional analytical study.

Setting

Six referral hospitals in Tanzania.

Participants

Patients irrespective of age and gender (n=948) admitted in the six referral hospital wards before 8:00 hours on each day of the survey were included in December 2019. Using the WHO PPS methodology, data on hospitals, wards, patients, antibiotics, and indications for antibiotics were collected.

Outcome measures

We analysed the prevalence of antibiotic use by referral hospital, ward, indication and patient characteristi

SUBMITTER: Seni J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7745526 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature