Clinico-Social Profile And Antibiotic Uses in Pediatric Fever Cases Attending At Out Patient Department of Medical College, Kolkata.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 11
Abstract
Introduction: Fever is one of the commonest symptoms presented by patients to a healthcare provider. However, most of these fever cases are poorly described which affects the outcomes. Hence it is essential to understand clinico-social profile of fever cases and their management. Objectives: The objectives were to study the socio-demographic characteristics, classification of fever, pattern of antibiotic uses and distribution of risk factors among children attending pediatric OPD with fever. Methodology: It is an institution based cross-sectional, observational study, conducted in Pediatric Out Patient Department of Medical College Hospital, Kolkata during February 2016 to January 2017. All the patients with chief complaint of fever constituted the study population. A 10% convenient sample (305 cases) was taken by systemic random sampling technique. Interview of the care giver with a pre-tested data collection form was done & clinical documents examined for collecting data. Data were tabulated, statistical averages were calculated and Chi-square test was done to test statistical significance at p<0.05 as significance level. Result: The largest group of study subjects were under 5 years of age (47.54%), male(58.69%), Hindu(61.6%) and urban resident(76.07%). Risk factors for transmission of infectious fever, which were included in the study were absent in most children. Acute respiratory tract infection(72.46%) was the commonest cause of fever;43.93% cases were treated with antibiotic and amoxicillin was the commonest agent (53.73%). Conclusion: Understanding socio-clinical profile and management pattern of fever cases can build more confidence among clinician in managing fever in children.
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Dr. Dibyendu Raychaudhuri, Dr. Debasis Das
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