Osinusi K, Oyejide C O
Department of Pediatrics, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Rev Infect Dis. 1990 Nov-Dec;12 Suppl 8:S1039-41. doi: 10.1093/clinids/12.supplement_8.s1039.
A longitudinal study conducted over a 3-year period in a poor, urban community in Nigeria, a developing country, found that acute respiratory tract infection (ARI) was common, in particular among infants and boys. Between 81% and 95% of the children treated for ARI over the 3-year period were brought to the clinic by their mothers. About 32% of these children had been treated with cough medicines, 42% with antipyretics, 5% with antibiotics, and 10% with hematinics before they were brought to the clinic. The source of such medications included medicines left over from previous prescriptions and those bought from chemists' shops and street vendors. Up to 64% of the children treated for ARI had been force-fed local herbal teas by their mothers; herbal teas were used for both preventive and curative purposes.
在一个发展中国家尼日利亚的贫困城市社区进行的一项为期3年的纵向研究发现，急性呼吸道感染（ARI）很常见，尤其是在婴儿和男孩中。在这3年期间因ARI接受治疗的儿童中，81%至95%是由母亲带到诊所的。在这些儿童被带到诊所之前，约32%的儿童曾服用过止咳药，42%服用过退烧药，5%服用过抗生素，10%服用过补血剂。这些药物的来源包括以前处方剩余的药物以及从药店和街头小贩处购买的药物。高达64%因ARI接受治疗的儿童曾被母亲强制喂服当地的草药茶；草药茶用于预防和治疗目的。
