The Proportion of Infectious Disease Cases, Its Associated Factors, and the Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Prescription Among Rohingya Refugee Pediatric Patients in IMARET Mobile Clinics

The Rohingyas fled from their home to escape ethnic persecution. Due status as refugees they have difficulties in accessing healthcare leading avoidable mortality and morbidity. Infectious diseases are reported be among the causes. To ease access healthcare, IMAM Response Relief Team (IMARET) provides a free monthly clinic for them. objective of this study is determine proportion infectious appropriateness antimicrobial usage its pediatrics patients. It was conducted 2017, through universal sampling. Information retrieved were via interviews medical records. majority diagnosis (57.1%), which include respiratory infections (77.3%), skin (13.6%), gastrointestinal (4.5%), eye ear infection (both 1%). Albendazole (40.7%) most prescribed. Only 7.4% appropriately prescribed antimicrobials. Age (p = 0.005) BMI 0.006) significantly associated with infections.