在马拉维基督教健康协会 (CHAM) 的卫生设施中评估抗菌素使用模式:一个横截面研究协议
Evans Chimayi Chirambo1,2,3, Francis Kachidza Chiumia3, Dumisani Nkhoma1
1Department of Health Programmes, Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM), Lilongwe, Malawi.
PloS one
|December 18, 2024
概括
抗菌素耐药性 (AMR) 是马拉维的一个主要威胁. 这项研究调查了马拉维基督教健康协会设施中的抗生素滥用情况,以告知国家行动计划和打击AMR.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 抗菌素耐药性 (AMR) 构成了全球健康的重大威胁,马拉维正在经历高死亡率.
- 滥用抗生素是AMR的关键驱动因素,但在马拉维的背景下,它仍未得到充分研究.
- 了解抗微生物药物使用模式对于开发有效干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 通过使用卫生设施,处方和患者指标,调查马拉维基督教健康协会 (CHAM) 设施中的抗菌素使用模式.
- 确定马拉维非理性抗菌药物使用的流行率,促成因素和地理热点.
- 为国家抗微生物管理行动计划提供数据驱动的见解.
主要方法:
- 一项多重横截面研究设计,涉及从22个医疗机构,660份处方和303名患者收集数据.
- 通过KoboToolbox收集数据,然后在Microsoft Excel中进行清理和编码.
- 使用STATA版本14的统计分析和使用ArcGIS版本10.7.1的空间分析来绘制非理性抗菌素使用热点的地图.
主要成果:
- 该研究将详细介绍抗菌剂的使用情况,与预算相对的成本,暴露强度,可用性和患者理解.
- 它将确定非理性抗菌素使用的流行率和驱动因素.
- 将绘制非理性抗微生物药物使用的地理热点.
结论:
- 调查结果将揭示马拉维抗菌药物使用的关键方面,突出滥用领域.
- 该研究将提供必要的证据,以告知和加强国家抗微生物管理行动计划.
- 这项研究旨在为未来使用的基本抗微生物药物的保护作出贡献.
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