Table 4 Antibiotics prescribed in DRH, HFSUH and KGH, eastern Ethiopia, Jan 1, 2014–Jun 30, 2014 (n = 1500)
Antibiotics | Frequency (%) | Over all | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
DRH | HSUH | KGH | ||
Amoxicillin/ amoxicillin + clavulinic acid | 130(42.9) | 120(46.0) | 165(44.5) | 415(44.4) |
Ciprofloxacin | 40(13.2) | 36(13.8) | 68(18.3) | 144(15.4) |
Doxycycline | 23(7.6) | 21(8.0) | 30(8.1) | 74(7.9) |
Norfloxacin | 23(7.6) | 26(10.0) | 8 | 57(6.1) |
Cotrimoxazole | 7 | 8 | 30(8.1) | 45(4.8) |
Cloxacillin | 14(4.6) | 12(4.6) | 12(3.2) | 38(4.1) |
Erythromycin | 8 | 2 | 20(5.4) | 30(3.2) |
Benzanthine Penicillin G | 10(3.3) | 12(4.6) | 6 | 28(3.0) |
Chloramphenicol | 7 | 5 | 13(3.5) | 25(2.7) |
Cephalexin | 12(4.0) | 5 | 3 | 20(2.1) |
Clarithromycin | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14(1.5) |
Gentamicin | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12(1.3) |
Ampicillin | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11(1.2) |
Tetracycline | 3 | 5 | - | 8 |
Tetracort | 8 | - | - | 8 |
Chloramphenicol eye ointment | 5 | - | - | 5 |
Azithromycin | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Total | 303(100) | 261(100) | 371(100) | 935(100) |