%0 Journal Article
%T Antibiotic prescribing practice in the management of cough or diarrhea among children attending hospitals in Addis Ababa: a cross-sectional study
%A Abate Yeshidinber Weldetsadik
%A Atnafu Mekonnen Tekleab
%A Gesit Metaferia Amaru
%A Yemisrach Mekonnen Asfaw
%J Archive of "Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics".
%D 2017
%R 10.2147/PHMT.S144796
%X Irrational use of antibiotics is a global problem. Failure to follow clinical guidelines is one of the main reasons for irrational use of antibiotics. Cough and/or diarrhea are the main childhood illnesses in Ethiopia, and health care providers are expected to follow the national guideline while managing these illnesses. This study tried to assess the extent of adherence to the guideline while managing cases of childhood diarrhea and/or cough
%K diarrhea
%K cough
%K inappropriate antibiotic prescription
%K hospital
%K Addis Ababa
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5774594/