Lived experiences of caregivers of children under the age of five years on antibiotic usage at Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi Version 3
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2020-06-02
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Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Abstract
Lived experiences of caregivers of children under the age of five years on
antibiotic usage at Zomba Central Hospital, Zomba-Malawi.
Problem Statement
Antibiotic resistance is a global public health issue which is increasing and has
implications for morbidity, mortality and health care cost both in hospitals and
in the community. Inappropriate use of antibiotics is among the major causes
of the global emergency of antibiotic resistance among children. The problem
of inappropriate use of antibiotics among children is of special concern
because they are still developing immunological systems, hence they are
susceptible to many infectious diseases. As such they receive a considerable
disproportional amount of antibiotics which exposes them to antibiotics
resistance. In response to this problem, this study proposes to investigate the
lived experiences of care givers of children under the age of five years on the
use of antibiotics at Zomba central hospital in order to improve awareness of
population more especially the care givers of under five children about
appropriate use of antibiotic, through this study. Aim of the study
To explore the lived experiences of caregivers of children under the age of five
years on antibiotic usage at Zomba Central Hospital, Zomba-Malawi.
Specific objectives
1. To understand perceptions of caregivers of children under the age of
five years on antibiotic usage at Zomba central Hospital.
2. To explore practices of caregivers of children under the age of five years
on antibiotic usage at Zomba Central Hospital.
3. To determine factors that influence caregivers of children under the age
of five years to use antibiotics at Zomba Central Hospital. This is a descriptive cross-section qualitative study with a phenomenological
approach to explore the lived experience of caregivers of children under the
age of five years on antibiotic usage at Zomba central hospital. The study will
use interview guides (Appendix 3) to conduct in-depth interviews among
caregivers and health care-workers. We will interview a total of 23 participants
so as to capture as much information as possible. These will include 16 care
givers of children under the age of five years and 7 health care workers as key
informants. Purposive sampling will be used to select the participants from the
children’s ward. Interviews will be conducted in English and Chichewa and
recorded using a digital recorder. Data will be analysed thematically.
Expected findings and their dissemination
It is expected that the study will provide information on the lived experiences
of caregivers of children under the age of five years on antibiotic usage. Results
of this study will be presented at both the institutional and at national level
through review meetings, research seminars, conferences coordinated by,
COM, MOH, ZCH and other stakeholders. Printed hard copies will be made
available to College of Medicine library and COMREC. Finally, we will prepare
and submit papers to peer review journals for publication.
Description
This is a descriptive cross-section qualitative study