Table 2.
Variable | Group | Frequency (n) (N = 2038) | (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Where did you obtain your last antibiotic? | NA (neither suffered nor use of antibiotic) | 17 | 0.8 |
Health facility | 1495 | 73.2 | |
Leftover antibiotics from the previous treatment | 169 | 8.3 | |
Pharmacy | 338 | 16.5 | |
Do not know or do not remember | 24 | 1.2 | |
How did you obtain your last antibiotic used? | Prescribed by a doctor or a clinical officer and dispensed by a pharmacist | 1598 | 79.1 |
Recommended and supplied by a pharmacist or drug retailer without a prescription | 310 | 15.3 | |
Self-medicated (you indicate to the pharmacist what drug you want) | 113 | 5.6 |