Table 5.

Prevalence of antibiotic use and its associated factors among people with suspected COVID-19 infection admitted in isolation units in Freetown, Sierra Leone, March 2020–March 2021 (N = 755).

Variable	Total	Antibiotic Use N	(%)	PR	95% CI	aPR	95% CI
Location
Urban	584	319	(54.6)	0.65	(0.6–0.7)	0.67 *	(0.6–0.7)
Rural	171	144	(84.2)	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Sex
Male	369	233	(63.1)	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Female	385	229	(59.5)	0.94	(0.8–1.1)	0.97	(0.9–1.1)
Age (years)
0–14	67	26	(38.8)	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
15–24	119	75	(63)	1.62	(1.2–2.3)	1.54 *	(1.1–2.1)
25–34	205	134	(65.4)	1.68	(1.2–2.3)	1.56 *	(1.1–2.1)
35–44	161	93	(57.8)	1.49	(1.1–2.1)	1.41 *	(1.0–1.9)
45–54	94	61	(64.5)	1.67	(1.2–2.3)	1.52 *	(1.1–2.1)
55–64	49	33	(67.4)	1.73	(1.2–2.5)	1.63 *	(1.2–2.3)
≥65	59	41	(69.5)	1.79	(1.3–2.5)	1.55 *	(1.1–2.2)

PR—Prevalence ratio; CI—confidence intervals; aPR—adjusted prevalence ratio; * statistically significant (p value < 0.05).