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Patterns and determinants of prescribed drug use among pregnant women in Adigrat general hospital, northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:A vigilant prescription of drugs during pregnancy can potentially safeguard the growing fetus from the deleterious effect of the drug while attempting to manage the mother's health problems. There is a paucity of information about the drug utilization pattern in the area of investigation. Hence, this study was implemented to investigate the pattern of drug utilization and its associated factors among pregnant women in Adigrat general hospital, Northern Ethiopia. METHODS:An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among randomly selected 314 pregnant women who attended obstetrics-gynecology and antenatal care units of the hospital. Relevant data were retrieved from the pregnant women's medical records and registration logbook. The drugs prescribed were categorized based on the United States Food and Drug Administration (US-FDA) fetal harm classification system. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 20 statistical software. Multivariate logistic regression was employed to analyze the association of the explanatory variables with the medication use, and p?

SUBMITTER: Alema NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7558672 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Patterns and determinants of prescribed drug use among pregnant women in Adigrat general hospital, northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

Alema Niguse Meles NM   Semagn Getachew G   Melesse Shetey S   Araya Ephrem Mebrahtu EM   Gebremedhin Hagazi H   Demsie Desalegn Getnet DG   Asgedom Solomon Weldegebreal SW   Weldekidan Etasy E  

BMC pregnancy and childbirth 20201015 1


<h4>Background</h4>A vigilant prescription of drugs during pregnancy can potentially safeguard the growing fetus from the deleterious effect of the drug while attempting to manage the mother's health problems. There is a paucity of information about the drug utilization pattern in the area of investigation. Hence, this study was implemented to investigate the pattern of drug utilization and its associated factors among pregnant women in Adigrat general hospital, Northern Ethiopia.<h4>Methods</h4  ...[more]

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