Table 2.

AWaRe Classification of Antibiotics prescribed in the study sites in Uganda and Niger

Category	Antibiotic	Listed in 8th EMLc 2019	Uganda n, (%)				Niger n, (%)
			Total N = 1982	In-patients	Out-patients	Total N = 1158	In-patients	Out-patients
Access	Total		1550 (78.2)	373 (18.8%)	1177 (59.4%)	787 (68.0)	564 (48.7%)		223 (19.3%)
	Amoxicillin	yes	365	3	362	210	84		126
	Amoxiclav	yes	445	2	443	32	32		0
	Ampicillin	yes	232	144	88	148	132		16
	Benz. benzylpenicillin	yes	3	9	3	0	0		0
	Benzylpenicillin	yes	12	12	9	0	0		0
	Cefalexine	yes	5	9	5	0	0		0
	Cloxacillin	yes	109	21	88	21	8		13
	Cotrimoxazole	yes	19	19	0	24	0		24
	Doxycycline	yes	8	9	8	0	0		0
	Flucloxacillin	yes	54	2	52	0	0		0
	Gentamicin	yes	119	102	17	282	282		0
	Metronidazole	yes	81	10	71	53	23		30
	Nitrofurantoin	yes	3	9	3	0	0		0
	Phenoxymethylpenicillin	yes	6	1	5	1	1		0
	Procaine-benzylpen.	yes	69	57	12	0	0		0
	Tetracycline	yes	20	0	20	16	2		14
Watch	Total		432 (21.8%)	78 (3.9%)	354 (17.9%)	371 (32.0%)	368 (31.8%)		3 (0.2%)
	Azithromycin	yes	24	3	21	0	0		0
	Cefixime	yes	193	0	193	13	13		0
	Cefotaxime	yes	2	1	1	8	8		0
	Ceftriaxone	yes	112	68	44	331	331		0
	Ciprofloxacin	yes	43	5	38	11	11		0
	Clarithromycin	yes	8	0	8	0	0		0
	Erythromycin	yes	12	0	12	7	4		3
	Levofloxacin	yes	2	0	2	0	0		0
	Meropenem	yes	0	0	0	1	1		0
	Neomycin	no	35	1	34	0	0		0
	Ofloxacin	yes	1	0	1	0	0		0
Reserve	Total		0	0	0	0	0		0

EMLc = Essentiel Medicines List for children