Research Article
Antibiotic Use among Patients Visiting Primary Hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 4
Antibiotic awareness by participants at primary hospitals of Northwest Ethiopia.
| S. no | Items | Frequency (%) |
| 1 | Among the list, which drug(s) you know? | Amoxicillin | 155 (36.7) | Ampicillin | 59 (14.0) | Augmentin | 21 (5.0) | Tetracycline | 31 (7.3) | Ciprofloxacin | 34 (8.1) | Cotrimoxazole | 18 (4.3) | Metronidazole | 36 (8.5) | Doxycycline | 10 (2.4) | Chloramphenicol | 10 (2.4) | None | 48 (11.4) |
| 2 | Can you mention its (their) importance? | I do not know | 251 (59.5) | Other disease | 19 (4.5) | Infection | 100 (23.7) | Trauma | 20 (4.7) | Headache and pain | 32 (7.6) |
| 3 | Ability to differentiate displayed antibiotics | Unable to differentiate | 58 (13.7) | Able to differentiate one | 85 (20.1) | Able to differentiate two | 93 (22.0) | Able to differentiate three | 81 (19.2) | Able to differentiate four and above | 105 (24.9) |
| 4 | Appropriate antibiotic use duration (period) should be indicated by | Physician or pharmacist (1) | 353 (83.6) | Drug leaflet (2) | 14 (3.3) | Until disappearance of symptoms (3) | 15 (3.6) | Relief of symptoms (4) | 18 (4.3) | Family members or friends (5) | 14 (3.3) | One and two | 5 (1.2) | One, two, and three | 3(0.7) |
| 5 | Who is the source of your information? | Relatives | 19 (4.5) | Friends | 18 (4.3) | Health professionals | 377 (89.3) | Mass media | 8 (2.1) |
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