دورية أكاديمية
Prescription pattern of antimalarial drugs in children below 5 years in a tertiary health institution in Nigeria.
| العنوان: | Prescription pattern of antimalarial drugs in children below 5 years in a tertiary health institution in Nigeria. |
|---|---|
| المؤلفون: | Etuk EU; Department of Pharmacology, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria. etuk2005@yahoo.co.uk, Egua MA, Muhammad AA |
| المصدر: | Annals of African medicine [Ann Afr Med] 2008 Mar; Vol. 7 (1), pp. 24-8. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Medknow Publications Country of Publication: India NLM ID: 101231417 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1596-3519 (Print) Linking ISSN: 09755764 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ann Afr Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Mumbai, India : Medknow Publications Original Publication: Sokoto, Nigeria : [Zaria, Nigeria?] : Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital ; Annals of African Medicine Society |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Antimalarials/*therapeutic use , Drug Prescriptions/*statistics & numerical data , Malaria/*drug therapy , Plasmodium/*drug effects , Practice Patterns, Physicians'/*statistics & numerical data, Anemia/etiology ; Animals ; Antimalarials/adverse effects ; Child, Preschool ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Guideline Adherence ; Hospitals, University ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Malaria/complications ; Malaria/diagnosis ; Malaria/mortality ; Male ; Nigeria/epidemiology ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome |
| مستخلص: | Background: This study examines the diagnosis of malaria and pattern of prescription of antimalarial drugs in the most vulnerable age group (the under 5 children) in the study environment in order to identify the possible shortcomings and suggest solutions so as to improve the treatment outcome in future. Methods: The hospital records of 430 children with malaria infection admitted for treatment in a chosen tertiary health facility between January to December 2005 were selected for study. Forty-eight case records were excluded due to incomplete information. Data on demographic, clinical features of disease, diagnostic procedures, drug administration and the treatment out come were collected from the patients' records. Results: Analysis of the data revealed that more male (213) than female (169) children were admitted for malaria treatment: Fever with convulsion (55.8%) was the commonest presenting symptoms, and anemia was the most frequent complications of malaria recorded. Chloroquine was found to be the most prescribed antimalarial agent and overall antemisinin-based drug was prescribed either as a first or second line treatment in only 18.2% of the cases. The death rate recorded was 16%. Conclusion: The pattern of antimalarial drugs prescription in the study center in most cases did not meet the recommended guidelines. The prescriptions were predominantly chloroquine, instead of artemisinin based. The death rate was comparatively high. Measures to raise the level of awareness among the practitioners on the current National policy on malaria treatment through seminars and workshops were suggested. |
| المشرفين على المادة: | 0 (Antimalarials) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20080816 Date Completed: 20081113 Latest Revision: 20191111 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240628 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1596-3519.55688 |
| PMID: | 18702245 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1596-3519 |
|---|---|
| DOI: | 10.4103/1596-3519.55688 |