Table 5.

Common antibiotics used for self-medication

Author, year	Classes of antibiotics	Antibiotics	Percentage used
Bogale et al. 2019 [25]		Penicillins	67.2%
		Fluoroquinolones	23%
		Sulphonamides	40%
Erku et al. 2017 [26]		Penicillins	72%
		Tetracyclines	19%
		Fluoroquinolones	8.9%
Eticha et al. 2014 [27]		Penicillins	51.7%
		Fluoroquinolones	12.9%
		Tetracyclines	5.5%
Gebeyehu et al. 2015 [28]		Penicillins	75.5%
		Fluoroquinolones	7.2%
		Tetracyclines	10.6%
Kassa et al. 2022 [30]		Penicillins,	41.6%
		fluoroquinolones,	40.3%
		Sulphonamides	8%
		Cephalosporin	6%
		others	4%
Ayana et al. 2021 [31]	Penicillins	Amoxicillin	43.6
	Penicillins	Ampicillin	11.6
	Sulphonamides	Cotrimoxazole	8.7
	Macrolides	azithromycin	7.6
	Penicillins	Cloxacillin	4.1
	Penicillins	Augumentin	3.5
	Cephalosporin	Cefalexin	2.9
	Tetracyclines	Tetracycline	2.3
	Fluoroquinolones	Ciprofloxacin	1.7
	Macrolides	Erythromycin	1.2
	Amphenicols	Chloramphenicol	1.2
	aminoglycosides	Gentamicin	0.6
	Cephalosporin	cefixime	0.6
	Penicillins	Phenoxymethylpenicillin	0.6
Demissie et al. 2022 [32]	Penicillins	amoxicillin	22.1%
	Fluoroquinolones	ciprofloxacin	9.7%
	Tetracyclines and Fluoroquinolones	doxycycline and ciprofloxacin	8.7%
	Sulphonamides	co-trimoxazole	6.2%
Simegn & Moges, 2022 [33]	Penicillins	Amoxicillin	45%
	Fluoroquinolones	Ciprofloxacin	36%
	Penicillins	Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid	24%
Dache et al. 2021 [34]	Penicillins	Amoxicillin	53.4
	Tetracyclines	Doxycycline	5.6
	Penicillins	Cloxacillin	5.2
		Others	6
Mossa et al. 2012 [35]	Penicillins	Amoxicillin	13.5
	Penicillins	Ampicillin	5.0
	Tetracyclines	Tetracycline	6.8
	Fluoroquinolones	Norfloxacin	3.3
	Fluoroquinolones	Ciprofloxacin	8.5
	Tetracyclines	Doxycycline	5.0
		Others	3.3