Table 4.
Outcome of Amoxicillin Therapy in Selected Governmental Hospitals of Eastern Ethiopia in 2016 (n=502)
| JH | FHPH | HFSUH | SECIIIH | Overall Frequency (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome of therapy | Cured | 1 | – | – | – | 1 (0.2) |
| Improved | 3 | – | 8 | – | 11 (2.2) | |
| Not known | 196 | 72 | 92 | 130 | 490 (97.6) | |
| Total | 200 | 72 | 100 | 130 | 502 | |
| Discharge summary statement | Yes | 185 | 3 | 22 | – | 210 (41.8) |
| No | 15 | 69 | 78 | 130 | 292 (58.2) | |
| Total | 200 | 72 | 100 | 130 | 502 | |
| Duration of stay at hospital (day) | ≤1 | 144 | – | 25 | – | 169 (33.7) |
| 2–5 | 41 | – | 1 | – | 42 (8.4) | |
| >5 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 10 (1.2) | |
| Not known | 9 | 72 | 70 | 130 | 281 (56) | |
| Total | 200 | 72 | 100 | 130 | 502 | |
Abbreviations: HFSUH, Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital; FHPH, Federal Harar Police Hospital; JH, Jugel Hospital; SECIIIH, Southeast Command III Hospital.