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

Table 2

The rate of antibiotics prescribing by patient characteristics and season of prescribing at health centers in Addis Ababa, January 1–December 31, 2016.

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Patient’s sex
Male	194	55.4
Female	310	56.6
Patient’s age in years
0–14	155	69.8
15–34	218	58.9
35–54	79	47.0
≥55	46	35.9
Prescribing quarter
1st quarter (Jan.–March, 2016)	124	55.6
2nd quarter (April–June, 2016)	111	50.7
3rd quarter (July–Sept., 2016)	137	59.6
4th quarter (Oct.–Dec., 2016)	132	57.9