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Table 2 Summary of patient care indicators in four hospitals in southern Ethiopia, October, 2014

From: Assessment of drug use patterns in terms of the WHO patient-care and facility indicators at four hospitals in Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Patient care Indicators

Hospitals

SCH

DSMCPH

TZH

WSUTRH

Mean number of drugs prescribed ± SD

2.2 ± 2.0

2.0 ± 0.9

1.9 ± 0.9

1.9 ± 0.8

Mean number of drugs actually dispensed ± SD

1.9 ± 2.0

1.7 ± 1.0

1.9 ± 0.9

1.4 ± 0.8

Mean consulting time (in minutes ) ± SD

4.2 ± 1.6

4.9 ± 2.8

4.9 ± 5.0

4.8 ± 2.5

Mean dispensing time (in seconds) ± SD

118 ± 53.8

152.3 ± 47.6

96.1 ± 52

110.4 ± 56