Table 2. Distribution of antibiotic use by patient sex and age at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Coast Provincial General Hospital (CPGH) and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), 2017–2018, Kenya.
| KNH | CPGH | MTRH | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | |
| Patients on antibiotics | 246/579 (43) | 119/229 (52) | 124/263 (47) | 489/1071 (46) |
| Females | 141/298 (47) | 66/129 (51) | 66/136 (49) | 273/563 (49) |
| Males | 105/282 (37) | 53/100 (53) | 58/127 (46) | 216/508 (43) |
| Distribution by age | ||||
| Neonates (≤ 28 d) | 35/46 (76) | 22/31 (71) | 8/19 (42) | 65/96 (68) |
| 1 m to 4 y | 36/77 (47) | 30/40 (75) | 19/31 (61) | 85/148 (57) |
| 5–10 y | 12/35 (34) | 1/7 (14) | 9/17 (53) | 22/59 (37) |
| 11–20 y | 21/50 (42) | 8/18 (44) | 7/25 (28) | 36/93 (39) |
| 21–30 y | 55/116 (47) | 19/41 (46) | 21/45 (47) | 95/202 (47) |
| 31–40 y | 51/122 (42) | 23/41 (56) | 16/43 (37) | 90/206 (44) |
| 41–50 y | 11/56 (20) | 10/23 (44) | 15/33 (46) | 36/112 (32) |
| 51–60 y | 9/30 (30) | 3/14 (21) | 15/26 (58) | 27/70 (39) |
| >60 y | 14/45 (31) | 3/12 (25) | 14/23 (61) | 31/80 (39) |
| Not specifieda | 2/2 (100) | 0/2(0) | 0/1 (0) | 2/5 (40) |
aAdult patients whose ages could not be determined from hospital records or from hospital staff. The number of patients receiving antibiotics is denoted by ‘n’.