Appropriateness and Pattern of Antibiotic Prescription in Pediatric Patients at Adigart General Hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia

Table 4

Appropriateness of dosage regimen of overall antibiotics prescribed at pediatric ward of Adigrat General Hospital December 1, 2018 and April 30, 2019 ().

Parameters	Antibiotic regimen		Number	Percentage
Dose	Appropriate		566	81.79
	Inappropriate	Under dose	100	14.45
		Over dose	26	3.76
Frequency	Appropriate		676	97.69
	Inappropriate	Less frequent	16	2.31
		Duration	Appropriate		622	89.88
Inappropriate			70	10.12
Treatment	Appropriate		670	96.82
	Unnecessary antibiotic		22	3.18