Table 2.

Characteristics of inpatients admitted at Limpopo Province regional hospitals by sex and age

Hospital	Patients admitted	Patients on antibiotics		Sex				Age
				Female		Male		Paediatric		Adults
								(18 years and below)		(Above 18 years)
	N	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Hospital A	111	39	35.1	15	38.5	24	61.5	6	15.4	33	84.6
Hospital B	205	66	32.2	38	57.6	28	42.4	13	19.7	53	80.3
Hospital C	119	47	39.5	28	59.6	19	40.4	16	34.0	31	66.0
Hospital D	210	63	30.0	36	57.1	27	42.9	20	31.8	43	68.2
Hospital E	159	46	28.9	20	43.5	26	56.5	8	17.4	38	82.6
Total	804	261	32.5	137	52.5	124	47.5	63	24.1	198	75.9

n frequency, N population