Table 1.
Study characteristics by age, prescriber status, and diagnosis.
| Characteristics | Number of prescriptions with confirmed URTIs | Number of prescriptions with antibiotics, N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Patients' age (years) | ||
| > 10 | 1,145 | 951 (83.0) |
| 19-Oct | 856 | 553 (64.6) |
| 20–29 | 512 | 385 (75.1) |
| 30–39 | 687 | 412 (59.9) |
| 40–49 | 475 | 315 (66.3) |
| 50,59 | 388 | 224 (57.7) |
| > 60 | 63 | 40 (63.4) |
| Prescriber status | ||
| House officers | 654 | 514 (78.5) |
| Postgraduates | 2,125 | 1,664 (78.3) |
| Specialists | 1,347 | 702 (52.1) |
| Prescribing OPD | ||
| Family | 774 | 18.8 |
| Pediatrics | 1,268 | 30.7 |
| ENT | 402 | 9.7 |
| General medicine I | 727 | 17.6 |
| General medicine II | 558 | 13.5 |
| General medicine III | 397 | 9.6 |
| Diagnosis | ||
| Non-specific URTI | 1,648 | 39.9 |
| Cough | 694 | 16.8 |
| Sore throat | 406 | 9.8 |
| Rhinitis | 491 | 11.9 |
| Pharyngitis | 472 | 11.4 |
| Tonsillitis | 157 | 3.8 |
| Otitis media | 79 | 1.9 |
| Sinusitis | 149 | 3.6 |
| Nasopharyngitis | 30 | 0.7 |
OPD, outpatient department, ENT, ears, nose, and throat.