Overview of Benin and Uganda Provider Survey ... - SHOPS project

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Inappropriate co-prescription of antibiotics with zinc/ORSwas high in both countries.Primary treatment recommended for childhood diarrhea (1 st recommended)• In Benin, over half (58 percent) of providers that recommended Orasel Zinc as aprimary treatment also recommended a second treatment with an antibiotic (Flagyl)• In Uganda, of the few providers that primarily recommened zinc (or zinc plus ORS),half also recommended co-treatment with antibiotics.
Caregiver requests may influence providerdiarrhea treatment behavior.• Most providers report that caregivers request specificmedications.• In Benin, providers said the most common treatmentsrequested by caregivers were ORS (84 percent), OraselZinc (50 percent), and antibiotics (36 percent).• In Uganda antibiotics (58 percent) and antidiarrheals (40percent) were the most requested treatments.• 65 percent of providers who recommended antibiotics/antiparastics(including Flagyl/metronidazole) as their primary diarrhea treatment alsostated that caregivers commonly requested antibiotics.• When asked their reasons for not recommending zinc, 21 percent said itwas because “caregivers prefer antibiotics.”
Page 1 and 2: Marketing Zinc for ChildhoodDiarrhe
Page 3 and 4: Methodology• Caregiver survey - m
Page 5 and 6: Zinc use rates were substantially d
Page 7 and 8: Inappropriate treatments were widel
Page 9 and 10: Zinc use was associated with better
Page 11: Provider Knowledge, Attitudes and P
Page 15 and 16: % of providers that agree/disagreeP
Page 17 and 18: Providers are aware of zinc and lea
Page 19 and 20: % of providersTraining in diarrhea
Page 21 and 22: Conclusions and Lessons Learned1. C

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