Table 2.
Antibiotics and other medication taken by patients within two weeks prior to hospital presentation
| Type of antibiotic or treatment | Totala (N%) | Male (n%) | Female (n%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amoxycillin | 79(20.6) | 32(15.9) | 47(25.8) | 0.022b |
| Ciprofloxacin | 77(20.1) | 43(21.4) | 34(18.7) | 0.526b |
| Doxycycline | 23(6.1) | 10(5.0) | 13(7.1) | 0.397b |
| Herbal medicine | 20(5.2) | 13(6.5) | 7(3.9) | 0.358c |
| Penicillin | 10(2.6) | 7(3.5) | 3(1.7) | 0.343c |
| Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | 10(2.6) | 5(2.5) | 5(2.8) | 1.000c |
| Ampicillin | 8(2.1) | 5(2.5) | 3(1.7) | 0.726c |
| Flucloxacillin | 7(1.8) | 4(2.0) | 3(1.7) | 1.000c |
| Metronidazole | 6(1.6) | 1(0.5) | 5(2.8) | 0.106c |
| Ceftriaxone | 4(1.0) | 1(0.5) | 3(1.7) | 0.350c |
| Chloramphenicol | 2(0.5) | 2(1.0) | 0(0.0) | 0.500c |
| Kanamycin | 2(0.5) | 2(1.0) | 0(0.0) | 0.500c |
| Cefuroxime | 1(0.3) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.6) | 0.475c |
| Tetracycline | 1(0.3) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.6) | 0.475c |
| Others | 55(14.4) | 28(13.9) | 27(14.8) | 0.884b |
| Cannot remember drug name | 138 (36) | 82(40.8) | 56(30.8) | 0.041b |
aTotal drugs taken do not add up to the number of patients because some reported taking more than one antimicrobial
bp-value was obtained via the chi-square test
cp-value was obtained via Fisher’s exact test