Veterinary Drug Prescribing Practices at Selected District Veterinary Clinics of Rift Valley Areas of Ethiopia
Table 2
Association between prescribed drugs and their combinations across the respective vet clinics.
Variables
N (%) from total
Batu N (%)
Arsi-Negelle N (%)
Antibiotic
No
1487 (39.0%)
111 (79.3%)
29 (20.7%)
Yes
2324 (61.0%)
1052 (45.3%)
1272 (54.7%)
Anthelmintics
No
2748 (72.1%)
1638 (59.6%)
1110 (40.4%)
Yes
1063 (27.9%)
212 (19.9%)
851 (80.1%)
Drug combination
AB + AB
465 (12.2%)
298 (64.0%)
167 (36.0%)
AB + AH
854 (22.4%)
35 (4.1%)
819 (95.9%)
AH + AH
35 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
35 (100.0%)
Others
572 (15.0%)
67 (11.7%)
505 (88.3%)
Single
1885 (49.5%)
799 (42.4%)
1086 (57.6%)
Generic prescription
3811 (100.0%)
1199 (31.5%)
2612 (68.5.0%)
Drug prescribed from EVDL
3811 (100.0%)
1199 (31.5%)
2612 (68.5%)
AB + AB = antibiotics combination, AB + AH = antibiotics and anthelmintics combination, AH + AH = anthelmintics combinations, EVDL = essential veterinary drug list, and N = frequency.
