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Table 3 Determination of risk factors for inappropriate use of antibiotics

From: Inappropriate use of antibiotics and its predictors in pediatric patients admitted at the Central Hospital of Nampula, Mozambique

Variables

Clinical predictors

OR

(95% CI)

p value

Age

1–2 years

–

28 days–12 months

0.75

0.382–1.482

0.410

3–5 years

1.16

0.526–2.574

0.708

6–10 years

1.20

0.432–3.332

0.728

Weight (kg)

 < 10

–

10–18.9

0.96

0.518–1.813

0.921

 ≥ 19

1.70

0.466–6,216

0.421

Number of antibiotics per prescription

1

–

2

1.40

0.819–2.406

0.217

 ≥ 3

2.83

1.245–6.462

0.013*

Hospitalization time (days)

Short (< 4)

1.88

1.133–3.140

0.015*

Long (≥ 5)

–

  1. *Shown to have statistical significance with p-value less than or equal to 0.05 (95% CI)
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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