Prevalence and Pattern of Antibiotics Use among residents of Ilorin Metropolis in North Central Nigeria
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2016-04
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Journal of Science and Practice of Pharmacy.
Abstract
Prevalence of inappropriate use of
antibiotics is a common practice all over the world.
In the face of current global economic downturn,
a large number of countries are facing serious
health challenges, with people finding it difficult to
meet their health needs. The objective of this study
was to assess the prevalence and pattern of antibiotic
use among the residents of Ilorin.
Methods: The study was a cross sectional study with
a-14 item questionnaire to assess the pattern of use of
antibiotics among residents of Ilorin. A total of 350
interviewer administered questionnaires were used for
the study. Data obtained include demographic,
knowledge and pattern of antibiotic use. The data
obtained were entered into SPSS version 16 and
analyzed and results were presented descriptively in
the texts, tables and charts. Chi square was used as
inferential statistics for categorical variables using
cross tabulation of results to determine level of
significance. P-value ˂ 0.05 was considered
significant.
Results: The prevalence of antibiotic misuse was
85.6%. The most commonly misused antibiotic was
ampicillin-cloxacillin (49%) followed by metronidazole
(45.1%) and tetracycline (38.0%). The most
common ailments for self- medication were skin
disease (59.1%), diarrhea / dysentery (52.1%) and
cough. There was significant relationship between
level of education and knowledge of antibiotics
(p=0.001). Level of education was also significantly
associated with their knowledge of whether antibiotic
should be used based on prescription or not
(p=0.009). However, respondents’ gender did not
influence their use of antibiotics without prescriptions
(p=0.66).
Conclusion: The prevalence of misuse of antibiotics
in Ilorin metropolis was high and cut across all adults,
gender and educational level. Ampicillin/cloxacillin,
tetracycline and metronidazole were the leading
antibiotics misused by the residents in the study area.
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Prevalence, antibiotics, inappropriate use, health challenges
Citation
Jamiu M.O., Giwa A., Bello I. K., Abu Saeed K. (2017). Prevalence and Pattern of Antibiotics Use among residents of Ilorin Metropolis in North Central Nigeria. Journal of Science and Practice of Pharmacy. 3 (1); 97-104