@article{fdi:010060441,
  title = {{P}revalence and factors related to antibiotic prescription in {B}enin : a school-based study},
  author = {{K}oura, {K}. {G}. and {G}arcia, {A}ndr{\'e} and {T}odoegnon, {B}. and {D}eloron, {P}hilippe and {C}ot, {M}ichel and {F}aucher, {J}. {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}ational use of antibiotics in poor-resource settings countries is challenging. {I}n order to assess the factors related to antibiotic prescription, a cross sectional study was carried out in four school infirmaries from {F}ebruary to {J}une 2008 in the district of {A}llada in {B}enin. {F}or each patient, socio-demographic characteristics, symptoms motivating medical visits, diagnosis and therapeutic prescriptions were collected. {A} malaria rapid diagnostic test was used in case of fever. {D}ata were entered and validated with {E}pidata ({R}) software, and analysed with {STATA} 11 ({R}) software. {O}ne thousand six hundred and thirty medical visits occurred during the study period. {F}ever was reported by 57% of children. {M}alaria was the leading diagnosis (32%), followed by respiratory infection (17.5%). {A}ntibiotic was prescribed to 40% of the children. {R}espiratory infection and skin disorders were positively related to antibiotic usage [{OR} = 59.5 (33.4-105.7); {P} < 10(-3) and {OR} = 6.4 (4.6-8.8); {P} < 10(-3) respectively]. {M}alaria [{OR} = 0.11 (0.03-0.11); {P} < 10(-3)] and fever of unknown origin [{OR} = 0.05 (0.03-0.11); {P} < 10(-3)] were negatively related to antibiotic usage. {F}urther clinical surveys and trials aimed at rationalizing antibiotics usage in this area should focus on the management of acute respiratory illnesses.},
  keywords = {{A}ntibiotic prescription ; {M}alaria ; {R}espiratory infection ; {R}epublic of ; {B}enin ; {BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}cta {T}ropica},
  volume = {127},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {87--90},
  ISSN = {0001-706{X}},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.04.004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060441},
}