Retrospective Assessment of Antibiotics Prescribing at Public Primary Healthcare Facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Patient-related information of prescriptions dispensed at health centers in Addis Ababa, January 1–December 31, 2016.

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Patient’s sex
Male	350	39.0
Female	548	61.0
Patient’s age in years
0–14	222	25.0
15–34	370	41.7
35–54	168	18.9
≥55	128	14.4
Prescribing quarter
1st quarter (Jan.–March, 2016)	223	24.8
2nd quarter (April–June, 2016)	219	24.3
3rd quarter (July–Sept., 2016)	230	25.6
4th quarter (Oct.–Dec., 2016)	228	25.3