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A baseline survey on prescribing indicators and the underlying factors influencing prescribing in Southern Ethiopia

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dc.contributor.author Dilbato,Dikasso,Dawit
dc.contributor.author Kuma,Gobe,Zeleke
dc.contributor.author Tekle-Zariam,Shiferaw
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-24T10:13:28Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-24T10:13:28Z
dc.date.issued 1998
dc.identifier.citation Dilbato, D. D., Kuma, Z. G., & Tekle-Mariam, S. (2017). A baseline survey on prescribing indicators and the underlying factors influencing prescribing in Southern Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 12(2). Retrieved from https://www.ejhd.org/index.php/ejhd/article/view/941
dc.identifier.uri http://172.21.6.100:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/181
dc.description.abstract A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to determine the prescribing indicators and the undelying factors influencing prescribing in eight hospitals, in Southern Ethiopia. The results of the quantitative survey revealed that 90.6% of the indicators do not fall within the accepted optimum range. The findings indicated the use of polypharmacy, over-use of antibiotics and injections;with regional average of 2.2 drugs per encounter, percentages of antibiotics 50% (range 4%-64%) and percentage of injections 15%( range 4%-43%). The qualitative survey conducted simultaneously identified acquired habits (75.9%), peer norms and relations (66.7%), lack of drug information (66.7%) and patient demand (64.8%) are among the major underlying factors for the irrational prescribing of drugs. The study has revealed that there is irrational prescribing of drugs for which the underlying factors were determinant to have an influence in the prescribing behaviour. An intervention strategy that is educational, managerial and regulatory in nature is highly recommended to reduce the degree of irrationality to off-set from drug misuse in the region so as to comply with the accepted norms.
dc.format.extent 87-93]
dc.subject MEDICINE
dc.subject NUTRITION
dc.subject PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICINAL DRUGS
dc.subject MEDICATION ERRORS
dc.subject PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subject DRUG UTILIZATION
dc.subject HEALTH SURVEYS
dc.title A baseline survey on prescribing indicators and the underlying factors influencing prescribing in Southern Ethiopia
dc.type Journal Article
ep.identifier.status Open Access
ep.identifier.status Open Access
ep.journal Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
ep.issue 2
ep.volume 12


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