DRUG PRESCRIPTION PATTERN OF ANTI-MALARIALS AND THE USE OF LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS BY MEDICAL PRACTISIONERS FOR TREATMENT OF CHILDHOOD (<5YEARS) MALARIA IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA
Udujih O. G.*, Ukaga C. N., Udujih H. I., Iwuala C. C. and Udujih O. S.
ABSTRACT
A retrospective study on drug prescription pattern of anti-malarials and the use of laboratory diagnosis by medical practitioners was carried out in Owerri municipal and Orlu both in Imo State using medical records of both in-patients and out-patients between the March 2004 and June 2007. Overall, the result showed that out of 510 medical records of childhood malaria, 59.9% were sent for laboratory diagnosis by medical personnels before commencement of treatment. The prescription pattern by medical practitioners in the treatment of childhood malaria varied significantly (P
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