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| Title of Article |
Inappropriate Use of Antibiotics among Children Under Five in Rural and Urban Communities of Cambodia |
| Date of Acceptance |
8 May 2021 |
| Journal |
| Title of Journal |
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology |
| Standard |
OTHER (Google Scholar, CINAHL, EBSCOhost (USA), and many other international databases.) |
| Institute of Journal |
Institute of Medico-Legal Publications |
| ISBN/ISSN |
No6403/IJFMT/2021 |
| Volume |
16 |
| Issue |
1 |
| Month |
January-March |
| Year of Publication |
2022 |
| Page |
15 |
| Abstract |
Background: Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a major threat especially in low- and middle-income countries with antibiotic resistance. In Cambodia with a high prevalence of infectious diseases among children, antibiotic use in an urban and rural setting has not been clearly identified. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the situation of inappropriate antibiotic use among children under five in urban and rural communities of Cambodia.
Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out in both urban and rural communities in Cambodia from September to November 2020 by a structured questionnaire interviewed among 512 Cambodian caregivers on antibiotic use for children under five.
Results: Among 512 children, the majority were males both in urban (55.6 %) and rural (50.3%) settings, with the median age of 29.5 (3:59) months in urban and 30.0 (3:59) months in rural. The prevalence of inappropriate use of antibiotics among children under five was 79.3% (95% CI = 75.55 to 82.60), of which it was 26.0 % in urban and 53.3% in rural. Most of the urban respondents (82.1%) use antibiotics for bacterial infections diagnosed by doctors. However, it was only 52.6% in rural areas. A similar proportion of 56.8 % in urban and 62.0 % rural used antibiotics for fewer days than prescription.
Conclusions: Inappropriate use of antibiotics was found in more than 3 quarters of children under five, of which the proportion in rural areas was much higher than urban. Further investigation on factors contributing to the inappropriate use of antibiotics should be conducted. |
| Keyword |
Antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, caregivers, children under five, and inappropriate use of antibiotics |
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มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
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ได้รับการตอบรับให้ตีพิมพ์ |
| Level of Publication |
นานาชาติ |
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| Part of thesis |
true |
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