Table 3.

Antibiotics usage by age groups and stool characteristics for acute diarrheal patients at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Debre Tabor town from September 2021 to August 2022.

Age groups	Stool Type and Antibiotics Prescription Pattern
	Watery diarrhea	Antibiotics Prescribed		Mucoid diarrhea	Antibiotics Prescribed		Bloody Diarrhea	Antibiotics Prescribed		Total Antibiotics Prescribed
		Yes	No		Yes	No		Yes	No	Yes	No
≤ 5 years	40	35	5	21	1	20	41	35	6	71	31
6–12 years	27	21	6	14	2	12	25	10	15	33	33
13–65 years	24	17	4	10	0	10	12	8	4	25	18
>65 years	22	10	5	7	0	7	10	5	5	15	17
Total	103	83	20	52	3	49	88	58	30	144	99