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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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Auta, A.
Ogbonna, B.O.
Adewuyi, Emmanuel
Adeloye, D.
Strickland-Hodge, B.
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2019
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Auta, A. and Ogbonna, B.O. and Adewuyi, E.O. and Adeloye, D. and Strickland-Hodge, B. 2019. Prevalence and factors associated with the use of antibiotics in non-bloody diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 104 (6): pp. 518-521.
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Archives of Disease in Childhood
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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. ? 2 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.