Table 3.
Details of antibiotics taken by the age of the child followed up after 15 days*
| Items | Follow-up children | Children aged 2–11 months | Children aged 12–59 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral antibiotics given to followed up children |
n = 452 |
n = 293 |
n = 159 |
|
Amoxicillin
|
282 (62.4) |
207 (70.6) |
75 (47.2) |
|
Cefixime
|
114 (25.2) |
62 (21.2) |
52 (32.7) |
|
Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
|
25 (5.5) |
10 (3.4) |
15 (9.4) |
|
Azithromycin
|
18 (4.0) |
9 (3.1) |
9 (5.7) |
|
Other antibiotics†
|
13 (2.9) |
5 (1.7) |
8 (5.0) |
| Amoxicillin duration in days‡ |
n = 282 |
n = 207 |
n = 75 |
|
<5
|
46 (16.3) |
37 (17.9) |
9 (12.0) |
|
5
|
154 (54.6) |
112 (54.1) |
42 (56.0) |
|
6–8
|
81 (28.7) |
57 (27.5) |
24 (32.0) |
| Missing§ | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) |
*Presented as n (%).
†Other medicines including Cefpodoxime, Cephalexin, Ciprofloxacin, Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, Fosfomycin, and Linezolid.
‡The IMCI protocol recommends oral amoxicillin twice daily for five days.
§One child who died does not have information on the amoxicillin dose.