ASSESSMENT OF RATIONAL USE OF ANTIBIOTICS AT VARIOUS AREAS
Journal Title: World Journal of Advance Healthcare Research - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Objectives: Antibiotics are needed for many serious diseased conditions such as bacterial pneumonia, throat infections, acne vulgaris infections, and prophylactic treatment, fever, stomach ache, skin infections, typhoid, eye and ear infections. These conditions be life threatening or can lead to serious complications. The work mainly aims to that comparative study on rationality of antibiotics in various areas. The main objective of this work is to study the patient knowledge through knowledge assessment questionnaire, to promote the rational use of antibiotics and to educate the patients using antibiotics. Methods: A questionnaires were prepared and data were collected from the patients based on which the study was carried out. Results and discussion: Categorization on the basis of patient’s usage of antibiotics was carried out and the results are as that up to 14% uses pencillins, 6% uses tetracyclins, 24% uses cephalosporins, and 12% fluoroquinolones, 12% aminoglycosides, and upto 25% were not known because they used that in self medication. Peoples who were used the self medication antibiotics compelling the ADRs such as diarrhea, GI upset, dizziness, vertigo, mouth ulcers, etc. Conclusion: Most of the antibiotics used were cephalosporins, and the people use the medications at rational use based on the diseased condition and they go for the physician when there is a serious consequence and ADR risk. Most of the people take the antibiotics in self medication for cost saving, for their consequence and due to lack of time.
Authors and Affiliations
Jada Nagalakshmi
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP665780
- DOI -
- Views 206
- Downloads 0
NONCIRRHOTIC HYPERAMMONEMIA CAUSING RELAPSING ALTERED MENTAL STATUS
Hyperammonemia is a recognized cause of encephalopathy. However, it is commonly seen in patients with liver disease. We report a man who presented to our hospital with altered mental status later diagnosed as noncirrhoti...
HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE CONTROL AND PRVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS; A CASE STUDY OF UNITED CEMENT COMPANY MFAMOSING, AKAMKPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA
Health is wealth. Without good health, man cannot function optimally. This study is therefore carried out to investigate the role of health education in the control and prevention of occupational accidents with emphasis...
BIODIVERSITY-VARIETY OF LIFE ON EARTH
Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth. Since humans are directly dependent on the products of biodiversity from which they are benefited commercially, socially and economically. However the impact of anthropogenic...
CALGARY FAMILY ASESSMENT MODEL (CFAM) IN PREVENTION OF ANEMIA IN PRESCHOOLED CHILDREN
Iron deficiency anemia is a common iron deficiency in children. Iron is a constituent of hemoglobin. The impact of iron deficiency anemia in children will slowly preventing intelligence development of children and make t...
NURSES’ EXPERIENCE IN IMPROVING HEALTH SERVICES FOR PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN EMERGENCY UNITS OF RURAL HOSPITAL IN PAMEKASAN, INDONESIA
Introduction: Rural and remote areas generally have higher number of mortality and cardiac mordability case compared to urban areas. Nurses run an important function within the health care system in rural areas, in which...