Comparative analysis of commonly prescribed antibiotics for infectious diseases in two different regions of Bangladesh: prevalence variation and antibiotic prescription patterns

Abstract

Comparing the trends of infectious diseases and antibiotic prescription in following two geographically distinct regions in Bangladesh: rural in Netrakona & urban in Dhaka. Data were collected from 200 patients; one hundred patients from each region. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of the most common infectious diagnoses and most commonly prescribed antibiotics in these different settings and to ascertain any discrepancies between genders in terms of infection rates. Fever is found the highest number of diseases with a percentage of 8.6% of the total cases in Netrakona and 8.3% of the total case in Dhaka of patients. Significantly different antibiotic prescription patterns also were observed in the two regions, the study reported. Azithromycin was the most prescribed antibiotic in Netrakona, prescribed in 12.6% of the prescriptions, and amoxicillin prescriptions accounted for 15% in Dhaka. Variation in infection burden, by sex, was also documented in the table. This study contributes to a better understanding of the factors influencing antibiotic use in urban and rural settings, which is crucial for developing effective public health strategies to combat antibiotic resistance in Bangladesh.