Evaluation of antibiotic prescribing patterns among inpatients using World Health Organization indicators: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Even though antibiotic resistance is one of the most serious threats to global public health, it is becoming more common due to inappropriate antibiotic prescribing patterns. Thus, the purpose of this study is to assess antibiotic prescribing patterns among inpatients at an Ethiopian comprehensive specialized hospital.

Methods

An institutional-based cross-sectional study was used. During the study period, data were collected from the charts of admitted patients in selected wards of Debre Tabor comprehensive specialized hospital. The World Health Organization's developed questionnaire and conventional antibiotic prescribing indicators were used to assess rational drug usage, with an emphasis on antibiotic prescribing trends. The data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 st

SUBMITTER: Tadesse TY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9118891 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature