Table 2.
Frequency Distribution of Antibacterial Agents in Antibacterial-Containing Prescriptions Dispensed from January 2016 to December 2016 at Four Governmental Hospitals of Harar Town, Eastern Ethiopia
| Name of Antibacterial Agents | Frequency (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HFSUH (n=550) | FHPH (n=116) | JH (n= 462) | SECIIIH (n=180) | Overall (n= 1308) | |
| Augmentin | 21 (3.33) | 0 | 8 (1.49) | 9 (4.59) | 38 (2.54) |
| Amoxicillin | 73 (11.57) | 48 (36.36) | 148 (27.56) | 92 (46.94) | 361 (24.13) |
| Ampicillin | 44 (6.97) | 0 | 13 (2.42) | 5 (2.55) | 62 (4.14) |
| Azithromycin | 18 (2.85) | 0 | 5 (0.93) | 0 | 23 (1.54) |
| Benzathine PG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (0.27) |
| Cefixime | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.19) | 0 | 1 |
| Ceftazidime | 0 | 0 | 5 (0. 93) | 0 | 5 (0.33) |
| Ceftriaxone | 182 (28.84) | 9 (6.81) | 67 (12.48) | 4 (2.04) | 262 (17.51) |
| Cephalexin | 13 (2.06) | 1 | 35 (6.52) | 1 (0.51) | 50 (3.34) |
| Chloramphenicol | 0 | 4 (3.03) | 7 (1.30) | 2 (1.02) | 13 (0.87) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 93 (14.74) | 26 (19.69) | 87 (16.20) | 27 (13.78) | 233 (16.00) |
| Clarithromycin | 2 | 1 | 4 (0.74) | 0 | 7 (0.48) |
| Cloxacillin | 43 (6.81) | 11 (8.33) | 46 (8.57) | 8 (4.08) | 108 (7.22) |
| Cotrimoxazole | 33 (5.23) | 10 (7.57) | 29 (5.40) | 29 (14.80) | 101 (6.75) |
| Crystalline Penicillin | 22 (3.49) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 (1.47) |
| Doxycycline | 24 (3.80) | 20 (15.15) | 43 (8.01) | 7 (3.57) | 94 (6.28) |
| Erythromycin | 4 | 0 | 3 (0.56) | 1 (0.51) | 8 (0.54) |
| Gentamicin | 29 (4.59) | 1 | 2 (0.37) | 0 | 32 (2.14) |
| Norfloxacin | 11 (1.74) | 0 | 32 (5.96) | 9 (4.59) | 52 (3.48) |
| Tetracycline | 15 (2.37) | 1 | 2 (0.37) | 2 (1.02) | 20 (1.34) |
| Total | 631 | 132 | 537 | 196 | 1496 |
Abbreviations: HFSUH, Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital; FHPH, Federal Harar Police Hospital; JH, Jugal Hospital; SECIIIH, Southeast Command III Hospital.