Table 1.
Overall Prescribing Pattern in Antibacterial-Containing Prescriptions Dispensed from January 2016 to December 2016 at Four Governmental Hospitals of Harar Town, Eastern Ethiopia
| Overall Prescribing Behavior | Frequency (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HFSUH (n=550) | FHPH (n=116) | JH (n= 462) | SECIIIH (n=180) | Overall (n=1308) | ||
| Patient-related information | Name | 542 (98.54) | 110 (94.83) | 355 (76.84) | 151 (83.88) | 1158 (88.3) |
| Age | 478 (86.91) | 28 (24.14) | 270 (58.44) | 20 (11.11) | 796 (60.58) | |
| Sex | 485 (88.18) | 42 (36.21) | 277 (59.96) | 11 (6.11) | 815 (62.31) | |
| Weight | 20 (3.64) | 1 (0.01) | 0 | 1 (0.6) | 22 (1.68) | |
| Diagnosis | 176 (32) | 5 (4.31) | 2 (1.72) | 0 | 183 (13.99) | |
| Prescribed drugs | Total number of drugs Degree of Polypharmacy |
1078 1.96 |
323 2.78 |
1070 2.13 |
384 2.31 |
2855 2.18(±0.17) |
| Total antibacterial agents | 631 | 132 | 537 | 196 | 1496 | |
| Co-administered drugs | 447 | 191 | 533 | 188 | 1359 | |
| Average number of antibacterial agent per prescription | 1.15 (± 0.016) | 1.14 (±0.032) | 1.16 (±.019) | 1.08 (± 0.020) | 1.13(±0.036) | |
| Health professional-related information | Prescriber name | 325 (59.09) | 59 (50.86) | 104 (22.51) | 85 (47.22) | 573 (43.81) |
| Prescriber signature | 526 (95.64) | 107 (92.24) | 374 (80.95) | 179 (99.44) | 1186 (90.67) | |
| Dispenser name | 72 (13.09) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 72 (5.50) | |
| Dispenser signature | 130 (23.64) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 130 (9.93) | |
| Components of drug regimens (per total number of drugs in each hospital) |
Dose | 342 (31.72) | 101 (31.27) | 169 (15.79) | 134 (34.90) | 746 (26.13) |
| Strength | 684 (63.45) | 237 (73.37) | 868 (81.12) | 329 (85.68) | 2118 (74.19) | |
| Dosage Form | 123 (11.41) | 66 (20.43) | 65 (6.07) | 309 (80.47) | 563 (19.72) | |
| Route | 892 (82.74) | 238 (73.68) | 863 (80.65) | 329 (85.68) | 2322 (81.33) | |
| Frequency | 769 (71.33) | 301 (93.19) | 599 (55.98) | 357 (92.97) | 2322 (81.33) | |
| Duration | 499 (46.28) | 104 (32.20) | 635 (59.35) | 278 (72.40) | 1516 (53.10) | |
| Quantity | 534 (49.53) | 226 (69.97) | 393 (36.73) | 372 (96.88) | 1525 (53.42) | |
Abbreviations: HFSUH, Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital; FHPH, Federal Harar Police Hospital; JH, Jugal Hospital; SECIIIH, Southeast Command III Hospital.