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Prescription Pattern for Acute Diarrheal Disease in Children Between 6 months to 5 years

Ananda Kesavan , Ananda Kesavan1 , Neethu Vincent2 , Rajany Jose3

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Indian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Pediatrics 11(2):p 33-36, April-June 2019. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijtep.2348.9987.11219.1

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Ananda Kesavan, Neethu Vincent, Rajany Jose. Prescription Pattern for Acute Diarrheal Disease in Children Between 6 months to 5 years. Indian J Trauma Emerg Pediatr. 2019;11(2):33-36.

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Objective: To study the prescription pattern for acute diarrheal disease in children between 6 months to 5 years. Study design: Cross sectional study; Study setting: Diarrhoea Treatment Unit in a tertiary care hospital in Central Kerala; Study participants: Patients who presented to the Department of Pediatrics with ADD, referred from the periphery, between ages of 6 months to 5 years; Inclusion criteria: All patients presented to the Department of Pediatrics with ADD who were referred from the periphery during the period December 2017 to May 2018; Exclusion criteria: Incomplete prescription details, children with dysentery and other coexisting major illness; Results: Out of 132 children ORS, Zinc and Antibiotics were used in 70.5%, 59% and 51.5% respectively. The use of IVF (17%), pre/probiotics (8.1%) and antisecretory drugs (6.8%) were less. Good percentage of mothers (61%) used home available fluids. Conclusion: We have to still improve use of ORS and Zinc in ADD. Irrational use of Antibiotics shoud be discouraged.

Keywords: Acute Diarrheal disease; Prescription pattern; ORS; Zinc.

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Ananda Kesavan, Neethu Vincent, Rajany Jose. Prescription Pattern for Acute Diarrheal Disease in Children Between 6 months to 5 years. Indian J Trauma Emerg Pediatr. 2019;11(2):33-36.

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