Encouraging rational antibiotic prescribing behaviour in primary care - prescribing practice among children aged 0-4 years 2016-2018: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study antibiotic prescriptions among 0- to 4-year-old children before and after implementing a quality project on prudent prescribing of antibiotics in primary healthcare in the capital region of Iceland.

Design

An observational, descriptive, retrospective study using quantitative methodology.

Setting

Primary healthcare in the Reykjavik area with a total population of approximately 220,000.

Subjects

A total of 6420 children 0-4 years of age presenting at the primary healthcare centres in the metropolitan area over three years from 2016 to 2018.

Main outcome measures

Reduction of antibiotic prescriptions and change in antibiotic profile. Data on antibiotic prescriptions for children 0-4 years of age was obtained from the medical records. Out-

SUBMITTER: Gunnlaugsdottir MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8475099 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature