Prescribing Practices in the Management of Childhood Diarrhoea in Primary Health Care Centres in a Sub-Urban Community in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOgbo P.U
dc.contributor.authorSoremekun R.O
dc.contributor.authorOyetunde O.O
dc.contributor.authorAina B.A
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-04T17:42:03Z
dc.date.available2022-01-04T17:42:03Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionScholarly articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Childhood diarrhoea remains the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children under the age of five. Oral rehydration therapy and zinc tablets are the cornerstone for its management both at home and in the health facilities. Primary health care is the first level of contact of individuals and communities with the health care system and appropriate prescription is crucial for sustainable health benefits. This study assessed the prescribing pattern for childhood diarrhoea management and determined the appropriateness of treatment for acute watery diarrhoea without comorbidities in Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in a sub-urban community in Nigeria. Methods: This descriptive study was done in 19 PHC facilities in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. A retrospective review of 1271 prescriptions for diarrhoeal cases of children between 6 to 59 months was done using the records from the Outpatient Department register for a period of one year. Descriptive analysis was done. Results: From the cases reviewed, 1239 (97.5%) had acute watery diarrhoea (AWD), either alone 819 (64.4%), or with malaria/fever 347 (27.3%), cough/URTI 59 (4.6%), and other conditions 14 (1.1%). For cases of AWD alone, there were 499 (60.9%) prescriptions for ORS/Zinc, 249 (30.4%) for antibiotics and 203 (28.4%) for antimalarials. Antibiotic and antimalarial injections were also included in the prescriptions. Conclusion: This study found the prescription pattern for childhood diarrhoea to be inadequate with suboptimal prescriptions of ORS/Zinc. The prescriptions of antibiotics and antimalarials for acute watery diarrhoea was high and unnecessary.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOgbo PU, Soremekun RO, Oyetunde OO and Aina BA (2019). Prescribing Practices in the Management of Childhood Diarrhoea in Primary Health Care Centres in a Sub-Urban Community in Nigeria. Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care, 31(1), 32-39en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9944
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Careen_US
dc.subjectORS/Zincen_US
dc.subjectChildhood diarrhoeaen_US
dc.subjectPrescriptionen_US
dc.subjectPrimary Health Careen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titlePrescribing Practices in the Management of Childhood Diarrhoea in Primary Health Care Centres in a Sub-Urban Community in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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