Table 1.
Description of participants that received at least one antibiotic and antibiotics prescription by study site and by out-patients /In-patients, Uganda and Niger
| Uganda | Niger | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-patients | Out-patients | In-patients | Out-patients | |
| Total participants (n) | 267 | 1355 | 478 | 182 |
| Female, n (%) | 140 (52.4) | 653 (48.2) | 207 (43.3) | 79 (43.4) |
| Age of participants | ||||
| Mean age, years (SD) | 1.8 (2.9) | 4.8 (4.5) | 3.3 (3.1) | 4.1 (4.5) |
| Total < 5 years, n (%) | 231 (86.5) | 845 (62.4) | 365 (76.4) | 136 (74.7) |
| Total ≥ 5 years, n (%) | 36 (13.5) | 510 (37.6) | 113 (23.6) | 46 (25.3) |
| Mean age children < 5 years, years (SD) | 0.8 (1.0) | 1.9 (1.2) | 1.9 (1.3) | 1.9 (1.2) |
| Mean age children ≥ 5 years, years (SD) | 8.2 (2.8) | 9.6 (3.8) | 7.8 (2.9) | 10.8 (3.8) |
| Antibiotic prescriptions | ||||
| Total antibiotics treatment (n) | 432 | 1578 | 932 | 226 |
| Total injectable antibiotics (n) | 415 | 67 | 773 | 15 |
| Children with at least one injectable % | 263 (98.5) | 59 (4.4) | 467 (97.7) | 15 (8.2) |
| Mean duration, days (SD) | 3.6 (2.6) | 5.9 (3.0) | 3.9 (1.9) | 4.8 (1.2) |
| Injectable | 3.6 (2.6) | 2.1 (2.3) | 3.8 (2.0) | 1 (0) |
| Oral | 4.0 (3.0) | 5.9 (2.6) | 4.8 (0.9) | 5.1 (0.6) |
| Children with multiple different antibiotics1 (%) | 144 (53.9) | 202 (14.9) | 340 (71.1) | 43 (23.6) |
| Average of antibiotics prescribed per child | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Children with combination antibiotics2 (%) | 130 (48.7) | 127 (9.4) | 249 (52.1) | 31 (17.0) |
1 Multiple antibiotics: More than one antibiotic prescribed during treatment. This includes changes of antibiotic regimens during the course of treatment.
2 Combination antibiotics: More than one antibiotic prescribed at the same time e.g., Ampicillin + Gentamicin.