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Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from October 2019 through May 2020 at Mengo Hospital in Uganda. Patients admitted to the medical ward and who had been prescribed antibiotics were enrolled. Sociodemographic and clinical data were recorded in a structured questionnaire. Bivariate and adjusted logistic regression analyses were performed to determine factors associated with ceftriaxone prescription. Results: Study participants were mostly female (54.7%). The mean age was 56.2 years (SD: 21.42). The majority (187, 73.3%) presented with fever. Out of the 255 participants included in this study, 129 (50.6%) participants were prescribed ceftriaxone. Sixty-five (25.5%) and forty-one (16.0%) participants had a prescription of levofloxacin and metronidazole, respectively. Seven participants (2.7%) had a prescription of meropenem. Out of 129 ceftriaxone prescriptions, 31 (24.0%) were in combination with other antibiotics. Overall, broad-spectrum antibiotic prescriptions accounted for 216 (84.7%) of all prescriptions. Ceftriaxone was commonly prescribed for pneumonia (40\/129, 31%) and sepsis (38\/129, 29.5%). Dysuria [OR = 0.233, 95% CI (0.07\u20130.77), p = 0.017] and prophylactic indication [OR = 7.171, 95% CI (1.36\u201337.83), p = 0.020] were significantly associated with ceftriaxone prescription. Conclusions: Overall, we observed a high prevalence of prescriptions of ceftriaxone at the medical ward of Mengo Hospital. We recommend an antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) to monitor antibiotic prescription and sensitivity patterns in a bid to curb AMR.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/antibiotics10101167","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,27]],"date-time":"2021-09-27T01:59:47Z","timestamp":1632707987000},"page":"1167","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Antibiotic Prevalence Study and Factors Influencing Prescription of WHO Watch Category Antibiotic Ceftriaxone in a Tertiary Care Private Not for Profit Hospital in Uganda"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1906-3442","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mark","family":"Kizito","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala P.O. 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