Antibiotic use among children under five years with diarrhea in rural communities of Gulu, northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Hindum Lanyero (Author), Moses Ocan (Author), Celestino Obua (Author), Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg (Author), Sarah Nanzigu (Author), Agaba Katureebe (Author), Joan N. Kalyango (Author), Jaran Eriksen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Diarrhea is the second leading cause of mortality in children under 5 years of age globally, and the risk of death increases with practices such as restriction of fluid intake and inappropriate use of antibiotics. We determined the prevalence of antibiotic use in managing diarrhe...