Adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Acute Infectious Gastroenteritis in Children as a Measure of Quality of Care Delivered by a Primary Care Facility in Rural Philippines: A Descriptive Retrospective Study
Frequency of diagnostics ordered were low resulting to high adherence rates to recommendations concerning judicious laboratory use. Prescription frequency of appropriate antibiotics and interventions for AGE were low, leading to low adherence rates to recommendations concerning rational antibiotic use and prescription of cornerstone therapies for infectious AGE.
Authors
- Cara Lois T Galingana
- Mia P Rey
- Leonila F. Dans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5271-270X)
- Jesusa T. Catabui
- Pablo Díaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2445-1095)
- Josephine T Sanchez
- Herbert S Zabala
- Nanette B Sundiang
- Antonio L. Dans
- A. Padulles Zamora
- Maria Rhodora D Aquino
Institutions
- Philippine General Hospital (PH)
- University of the Philippines Manila (PH)
- University of the Philippines Diliman (PH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Medica Philippina
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.v58i16.7513
- Primary Topic
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of the Philippines
- Nepal Academy of Science and Technology
- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development