2023
Antibiotic prescribing practices for acute respiratory illness in children less than 24 months of age in Kenema, Sierra Leone: is it time to move beyond algorithm driven decision making?
Moon T, Sumah I, Amorim G, Alhasan F, Howard L, Myers H, Green A, Grant D, Schieffelin J, Samuels R. Antibiotic prescribing practices for acute respiratory illness in children less than 24 months of age in Kenema, Sierra Leone: is it time to move beyond algorithm driven decision making? BMC Infectious Diseases 2023, 23: 626. PMID: 37749485, PMCID: PMC10519098, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08606-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory illnessMonths of ageAntibiotic prescribing practicesKenema Government HospitalPrescribing practicesRespiratory illnessPediatric acute respiratory illnessPrescribing of antibioticsRespiratory tract infectionsClinical decision support toolCause of mortalityHospital stayRespiratory symptomsStudy nursesTract infectionsClinical courseMedication historyPediatric wardUnnecessary antibioticsProspective studyAntibiotic utilizationResultsA totalAntibiotic useClinical signsChest radiographs
2016
Predictors of Health-Care Utilization Among Children 6–59 Months of Age in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
Bayham M, Blevins M, Lopez M, Olupona O, González-Calvo L, Ndatimana E, Green A, Moon T. Predictors of Health-Care Utilization Among Children 6–59 Months of Age in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 96: 493-500. PMID: 27821686, PMCID: PMC5303059, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care utilizationMedian ageMonths of ageRespiratory illnessChildren 6Zambézia ProvincePopulation-based cross-sectional surveyLogistic regressionMillennium Development Goal 4Children's median ageMothers' median ageMultivariable logistic regressionHealth careHigher maternal educationProportion of childrenYears of ageCross-sectional surveyHealth care servicesRespiratory symptomsSTATA 13.1Maternal educationChild mortalityDiarrheaFeverLast child