Muhammed OKUYUCU, Muhammet Ali ORUÇ, Taner TUNÇ, Onur ÖZTÜRK, Murat ESEN

NALYSIS OF INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS ADMINISTERED IN A FAMILY HEALTH CENTER

Objectives: In this study, the objective was to evaluate the intramuscular injections administered to patients admitted to a family health center with sociodemographic characteristics. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional, analytical and, retrospective file review study. The sample population was formed by patients who had intramuscular injections administered between the dates of January 01, 2017 – and December 31, 2019. A total of 5648 injections for 2059 adults/children were evaluated. The data set was analyzed using SPSS 17.0 (IBM, USA) statistical package program. Results: An average of 2.74 injections per person was administered. The rate of myorelaxant injection administration was higher among women (p

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