Antibiotic Use for Febrile Illness among Under-5 Children in Bangladesh: A Nationally Representative Sample Survey

• Main Authors: Nora Samir (Author), Md. Zakiul Hassan (Author), Md. Abdullah Al Jubayer Biswas (Author), Fahmida Chowdhury (Author), Zubair Akhtar (Author), Raghu Lingam (Author), Sayera Banu (Author), Nusrat Homaira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fever in children under five years of age is a common and predominantly self-limiting sign of illness. However, in low- and middle-income countries, antibiotics are frequently used in febrile children, although these children may not benefit from antibiotics. In this study, we explored the prevalenc...