Table 5.
Comparison of the frequency of antibiotic dispensation without a prescription between the two methods.
| Country | Simulated Patient Method | Pharmacy Interview/Questionnaire Method |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | Al-Tannir M. et al. (2020) [17]: [2011: 77.6%; 2018: 12.5%] Alrasheedy AA. et al. (2019) [34]: 92.2% Al-Mohamadi A et al. (2011) [78]: 97.9% Al-Ghamdi MS. (2001) [92]: 82.0% |
Alrasheedy AA. et al. (2019) [34]: 70.7% Alhomoud F et al. (2018) [41]: 100.0% Bahnassi A. (2014) [68]: 100.0% |
| Yemen | Halboup A. et al. (2020) [30]: 73.3% | Abood EA et al. (2016) [55]: 25.3% |
| Egypt | Abdelaziz AI et al. (2019) [33]: 98.4% | Sabry NA et al. (2014) [71]: 18.2% |
| Ethiopia | Damisie G et al. (2019) [35]: 94.4% Koji EM et al. (2019) [37]: 63.4% Mengistu G et al. (2019) [11]: 86.7% Erku D.A. et al. (2018) [43]: 86.0% Abegaz T.M. et al. (2016) [14]: 51.3% |
Mengistu G et al. (2019) [11]: 50.5% Erku D.A. (2016) [56]: 90.2% |
| India | Nafade V. et al. (2019) [19]: 4.0% Satyanarayana S. et al. (2016) [61]: 27.0% Shet A et al. (2015) [65]: 66.7% Rathnakar U.P. et al. (2012) [75]: 51.7% |
Barker A.K. et al. (2017) [51]: 100.0% Shreya Svitlana A. et al. (2015) [66]: 100.0% |
| Sri Lanka | Zawahir S et al. (2019) [38]: 41.0% Zawahir S et al. (2018) [49]: 61.0% Wolffers I. (1987) [94]: 100.0% |
Zawahir S. et al. (2019) [39]: 31.7% |
| Indonesia | Puspitasari HP et al. (2011) [79]: 91.0% Hadi U et al. (2010) [80]: 75.9% |
Ajie A.A.D. et al. (2018) [40]: 92.1% |
| Pakistan | Malik M. et al. (2013) [15]: 28.57% | Rehman IU et al. (2018) [46]: 68.0% Sarwar M.R. et al. (2018) [47]: 93.7% Nawab A. et al. (2016) [60]: 12.2% |
| Spain | Zapata-Cachafeiro M et al. (2018) [48]: 18.8% Guinovart MC et al. (2016) [57]: 54.1% Simó S et al. (2012) [76]: 8.0% Llor C et al. (2010) [81]: 45.2% Llor C et al. (2009) [83]: 45.2% |
Gastelurrutia M.A. et al. (2014) [70]: 9.8% Zapata-Cachafeiro M. et al. (2014) [72]: 64.7% Caamaño F et al. (2005) [87]: 65.9% Caamano Isorna F. et al. (2004) [89]: 65.9% |
| Nepal | Wachter DA et al. (1999) [93]: 67.5% | Ansari M. (2017) [50]: 66.5% |
| Syria | Al-Faham Z et al. (2011) [77]: 97.0% | Mansour O. et al. (2017) [53]: 85.5% Bahnassi A. (2015) [63]: 100.0% |
| Malaysia | Alabid A.H.M.A. et al. (2014) [67]: 32.0% | Khan M.U. et al. (2016) [59]: 63.3% |
| Brazil | Volpato DE et al. (2005) [88]: 74.0% | Rauber C. et al. (2009) [84]: 85.0% |
| Vietnam | Chalker J et al. (2000) [16]: 81.5% | Chalker J et al. (2002) [91]: 51.0% |
| Zimbabwe | Nyazema N et al. (2007) [86]: 8.0% | Nyazema N et al. (2007) [86]: 31.0% |