Table 3.
Comparison of antibiotics use with other African countries
| Indicator | Ethiopia [8, 16, 23, 28, 34] | Sudan [35] | DR Congo [26] | Zambia [36] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of hospitalization with one or more antibiotics prescribed | 79% | 73.7% | 81.3% | 68% | 53.7%a |
| Average number of antibiotics prescribed per hospitalizations | 1.29 | 2.1 | 2b | 1.4 | 2.5b |
| Generic name prescribing | 97% | 90.6% | 49.3% | NS | 56.1% |
| Most commonly prescribed antibiotic | Ampicillin | Ceftriaxone | NSc | Ampicillin | Amoxicillina |
| Parenteral route of administering antibiotics | 81% | 82.4% | 3.5%a | 68.2% | 11.8%a |
| Percentage of patients taking two or more antibiotics | 23% | 65% | NS | 34.9% | |
| Availability of key antibiotics | 87.5% | 65.7% | 81.3% | NS | 83.3% |
| Average days of antibiotic stock out per year | 78.18 | 30 | NS | NS | |
| Drugs prescribed from EML | 100% | 96.6% | 57.2% | NS | 98.1% |
aOutpatient department prescriptions
bNumber of all drugs prescribed including antibiotics
cData not stated