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Adherence to WHO/INRUD prescription indicators in public hospitals: evidence from the Ashanti Region, Ghana

Richard Delali Agbeko Djochie
Emmanuel Kyeremateng
Francis Fordjour
Samuel Dwomoh
Cecilia Akosua Tabiri
Rita Owusu-Donkor
Elizabeth Modupe d’Almeida
Francis Kwadwo Gyamfi Akwah
Samuel Opoku-Afriyie
Francis Kyei-Frimpong
Jonathan Boakye-Yiadom

2025Open accessKumasi Technical University

Abstract

While injection use aligns with WHO standards, gaps remain in generic prescribing, antibiotic use, and EML adherence. Strengthening prescriber training, antimicrobial stewardship programs, and policy enforcement is essential to improving prescribing practices and patient outcomes in public hospitals in the Ashanti Region.

Research topics

Antibiotic Use and Resistance
Global Maternal and Child Health
Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

Sustainable Development Goals

No Poverty

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DOI: 10.1177/20420986251346321

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