Knowledge, attitude and practive of rational prescription following standard treatment guidelines in district hospitals
- Author:
Nguyen Tien Dung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acute respiratory infection
- MeSH:
Respiratory Tract Infections;
Knowledge;
Attitude
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2005;310(5):5-10
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Direct interview 48 doctors and nurses working in 18 district hospitals of 3 provinces Nam Dinh, Hai Duong, Ha Tay. 78.4% of them had examined and prescribed following guidelines of acute respiratory infection (ARI) programme 99.2% of children were prescribed with only one kind of antibiotic. There were
44.5% cases using antibiotics with incorrect indication. 26.1% of antibiotic prescriptions were completely suitable. There were 81% cases to be used one kind of antibiotic. Conclusion: doctors working in district hospitals have high knowledge on guidelines of ARI programme, but they still do not believed the guidelines fully. Overuse of antibiotics and vitamins are common in practice in prescribing for ARI children
