Direct healthcare costs and their relationships with age at start of drug use and current pattern of use: a cross-sectional study

Background:: Rational drug use comprises aspects of prescribing, dispensing and patient use of medicines for different health problems. This study is aimed to assess drug prescribing practice based on the world health organization prescribing indicators in Mizan-Tepi University teaching hospital. Methods:: An institutional based retrospective cross sectional study was conducted to evaluate prescribing practices in Mizan-Tepi University teaching hospital. Data were collected based on World health organization drug use indicators using prescription papers. 600 prescriptions dispensed through the general outpatient pharmacy of the hospital were collected by systematic random sampling method from prescriptions written for a 1-year time in Mizan-Tepi University teaching hospital. Results:: The present study found that the average number of drugs per prescription was 2.04 ± 0.87 in Mizan-Tepi University teaching hospital with a range between 1 and 5. Prescribing by generic name was 97.6 % and 47.8% of prescriptions contained antibiotics in the hospital. 27.7% of prescriptions contained at least one injectable medication in Mizan-Tepi University teaching hospital. From prescribed drugs, 96.7% of them were prescribed from Ethiopian essential drug list. Conclusion:: Present study indicated that the average number of drugs prescribed per encounter, the percentage of generic prescribing and prescribing from the EDL were close to optimal value. However, the percentage of encounters with antibiotics and injections prescribed were found be very high. Thus, the study highlights some improvements in prescribing habits, particularly by focusing on the inappropriate consumption of antibiotics and injections.

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Drug use and risk factors among secondary students

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/s0104-11692009000200017 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 246-252 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Lourdes Jordán Jinez ◽

José Roberto Molina de Souza ◽

Sandra Cristina Pillon

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Drug Use ◽

Secondary Students ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Peer Pressure ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Family Conflicts ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Experimental Use

Adolescence is a phase of exposure to several risk behaviors, especially the experimental use of drugs and its associated problems. The study aims to identify risk factors and drug use among secondary students in Comonfort, Guanajuato, Mexico. This is a cross-sectional study, using a version of the Drug User Screening Inventory (DUSI) adapted from Portuguese to Spanish. The sample was composed of 695 (42.9%) students, 52.8% women. Drug use was present in 20.3%, predominantly alcohol and tobacco. Risk factors are related to the male gender, older than 13 years, second and third grades, living with relatives, poor relationships, curiosity, family conflicts, peer pressure and solidarity. CONCLUSION: alcohol and tobacco are the most used drugs and are associated to curiosity and peer pressure.

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Stages of college student drug use: A methodological contribution to cross-sectional study.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology ◽

10.1037/h0032609 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 298-298 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Stanley W. Sadava

Keyword(s):

College Student ◽

Drug Use ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Student Drug Use

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Prevalence and predictors of alcohol and drug use among secondary school students in Botswana: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-018-6263-2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Katherine Riva ◽

Lynne Allen-Taylor ◽

Will D. Schupmann ◽

Seipone Mphele ◽

Neo Moshashane ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Alcohol And Drug Use

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Drug use, family support and related factors in university students. A cross-sectional study based on the uniHcos Project data

Gaceta Sanitaria ◽

10.1016/j.gaceta.2017.10.019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 141-147 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jorge Arias-De la Torre ◽

Tania Fernández-Villa ◽

Antonio José Molina ◽

Carmen Amezcua-Prieto ◽

Ramona Mateos ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

University Students ◽

Family Support ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Project Data

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Socio-Demographic Correlates of Injection Drug Use Among Male Drug Users: A Cross Sectional Study in Nepal

Journal of Community Health ◽

10.1007/s10900-014-9867-1 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 39 (6) ◽

pp. 1124-1132 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sanjeev Raj Neupane ◽

Shiva Raj Mishra ◽

Samaj Adhikari ◽

Amod Kumar Poudyal

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Injection Drug Use ◽

Drug Users ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Injection Drug ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Demographic Correlates

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HIV prevalence among prison inmates in a central prison in southern Malawi, 2005

Tropical Doctor ◽

10.1258/004947507782333189 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 37 (4) ◽

pp. 226-228 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

C Chimphambano ◽

O O Komolafe ◽

A S Muula

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Prevalence Rate ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Hiv Prevalence ◽

Intravenous Drug ◽

Prison Inmates ◽

Intravenous Drug Use ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sex With Men

A cross-sectional study of 164 prison inmates (142 men [86.6%] and 22 women [13.4%]) in Malawi estimated a HIV prevalence rate of 36.6%; 29.9% among men and 50% among women. Three (2.1%) men reported having sex with men, and none reported intravenous drug use.

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