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Implementation of a Multifaceted Program to Improve the Rational Use of Antibiotics in Children under 3 Years of Age in Primary Care

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dc.contributor.authorAlfayate Miguélez, Santiago
dc.contributor.authorMartín Ayala, Gema
dc.contributor.authorJiménez Guillén, Casimiro
dc.contributor.authorAlcaraz Quiñonero, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorHerrero Delicado, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorArnau Sánchez, José
dc.contributor.departmentEnfermería
dc.contributor.otherFacultades de la UMU::Facultad de Enfermería
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-19T08:12:10Z
dc.date.available2026-01-19T08:12:10Z
dc.date.copyright© 2024 The Authors
dc.date.issued2024-06-21
dc.description.abstractA multifaceted, participatory, open program based on a qualitative and quantitative approach was developed in the Region of Murcia (Spain) aimed to reduce antibiotic use in children under 3 years of age diagnosed with upper respiratory tract infections (acute otitis media, pharyngitis, and common cold). Antibiotic consumption was measured using the defined daily dose per 1000 inhabitants per day (DHD). Pre-intervention data showed a prevalence of antibiotic prescriptions in the primary care setting of 45.7% and a DHD of 19.05. In 2019, after the first year of implementation of the program, antibiotic consumption was 10.25 DHD with an overall decrease of 48% as compared with 2015. Although antibiotic consumption decreased in all health areas, there was a large variability in the magnitude of decreases across health areas (e.g., 12.97 vs. 4.77 DHD). The intervention program was effective in reducing the use of antibiotics in children under 3 years of age with common upper respiratory diseases, but reductions in antibiotic consumption were not consistent among all health areas involved.
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dc.identifier.citationAntibiotics, 2024, Vol. 13, Issue, 7 : 572
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13070572
dc.identifier.eissn2079-6382
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/188010
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationSin financiación externa a la Universidad
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/13/7/572
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectAntibiotics
dc.subjectUpper respiratory tract infection
dc.subjectEarly childhood
dc.subjectMultifaceted program
dc.subjectPrimary care
dc.subject.odsObjetivo 3: Salud
dc.titleImplementation of a Multifaceted Program to Improve the Rational Use of Antibiotics in Children under 3 Years of Age in Primary Care
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