Research Article
Antibiotic Use among Patients Visiting Primary Hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 3
Participant responses to antibiotic use practice questions.
| S. no | Practice questions | Frequency (%) |
| 1 | Have you taken any antibiotics in the last year? | Yes | 273 (64.7) | No | 149 (35.3) |
| 2 | Have you ever shared your medications with/from somebody else? | Yes | 127 (30.1) | No | 295 (69.9) |
| 3 | Which antibiotics have you used? (n = 291 (69%)) | Amoxicillin | 153 (36.3) | Ampicillin | 37 (8.8) | Metronidazole | 37 (8.8) | Ciprofloxacin | 24 (5.7) | Doxycycline | 16 (3.8) | Tetracycline | 15 (3.6) | Chloramphenicol | 9 (2.1) |
| 4 | Who used the drug (n = 301) | Myself | 256 (60.7) | Family members | 45 (10.7) |
| 5 | For what health problem did you use the drug(s)? (n = 289) | Cough | 82 (19.4) | Diarrhea | 43 (10.2) | Fever | 36 (8.5) | RTI | 13 (3.1) | Wound | 45 (10.7) | UTI | 16 (3.8) | Headache | 27 (6.4) | Colic pain | 21 (5.0) | Other | 6 (1.4) |
| 6 | Where did you get the drugs? (n = 298) | From health professional prescription | 262 (62.1) | Directly bought from pharmacy | 30 (7.1) | Lend from other family member, neighbor | 1 (0.2) | Bought from nonpharmacy source | 5 (1.2) |
| 7 | Did you discontinue therapy once your symptoms subsided? (n = 301) | Yes | 209 (49.5) | No | 92 (21.8) |
| 8 | Do you keep leftovers antibiotics for future use? | Yes | 150 (35.5) | No | 272 (64.5) |
| 9 | How often do you use nonprescribed antibiotics? | Never | 238 (56.4) | Rarely | 138 (32.7) | Often | 33 (7.8) | Very often | 13 (3.1) |
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