Prevalence and factors associated with the use of antibiotics in non-bloody diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa

Asa Auta; Brian O. Ogbonna; Emmanuel O. Adewuyi; Davies Adeloye; Barry Strickland-Hodge

doi:10.1136/archdischild-2017-314228

Prevalence and factors associated with the use of antibiotics in non-bloody diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa

Asa Auta, Brian O. Ogbonna, Emmanuel O. Adewuyi, Davies Adeloye, Barry Strickland-Hodge

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OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence and determine the factors associated with the use of antibiotics in the management of non-bloody diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

METHODS: We conducted a meta-analysis of demographic and health survey data sets from 30 countries in SSA. Pooled prevalence estimates were calculated using random effects model. Χ2 tests were employed to determine the factors associated with the antibiotic use.

RESULTS: The pooled prevalence of antibiotic use among cases of non-bloody diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age was 23.1% (95% CI 19.5 to 26.7). The use of antibiotics in children with non-bloody diarrhoea in SSA was associated with (p<0.05) the source of care, place of residence, wealth index, maternal education and breastfeeding status.

CONCLUSION: We found an unacceptably high use of antibiotics to treat episodes of non-bloody diarrhoea in children under the age of 5 in SSA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	518-521
Number of pages	4
Journal	Archives of Disease in Childhood
Volume	104
Issue number	6
Early online date	19 Mar 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-314228
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2019
Externally published	Yes

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Prevalence and factors associated with the use of antibiotics in non-bloody diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa

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