Table 1.
Demographics of patients prescribed antibiotics across all surveyed hospitals (n = 307).
| Variable | Level | Patients, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital facility | Hospital 1 Hospital 2 Hospital 3 Hospital 4 Hospital 5 Hospital 6 Hospital 7 Hospital 8 Hospital 9 Hospital 10 |
31 (10.1) 27 (8.8) 16 (5.2) 60 (19.5) 65 (21.2) 36 (11.7) 6 (2.0) 7 (2.3) 7 (2.3) 52 (17.0) |
| Ward specialty | Adult Medical Ward Adult Surgical Ward Mixed Adult Ward Mixed Pediatric Ward Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Pediatrics Medical Ward Not recorded |
81 (27.9) 21 (7.2) 87 (30.0) 27 (9.3) 20 (6.9) 54 (18.6) 17 (5.6) |
| Gender | Female Male Not recorded |
163 (53.1) 139 (45.3) 5 (1.6) |
| Age (years) | <5 ≥5 Not recorded |
76 (24.8) 220 (71.7) 11 (3.5) |
| Central vascular catheter | Yes No Not recorded |
1 (0.3) 275 (89.6) 31 (10.1) |
| Urinary catheter | Yes No Not recorded |
59 (19.2) 210 (68.4) 38 (12.4) |
| Peripheral vascular catheter | Yes No Not recorded |
247 (80.5) 45 (14.7) 15 (4.9) |
| Intubation | Yes No Not recorded |
6 (2.0) 238 (77.5) 63 (20.5) |
| Malaria status | Yes No Unknown/not recorded |
28 (9.1) 112 (36.5) 167 (54.4) |
| HIV status | Yes No Unknown/not recorded |
36 (11.7) 75 (24.4) 196 (63.9) |
| HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy | Yes No Unknown/not recorded |
24 (7.8) 73 (23.8) 210 (68.4) |
| Tuberculosis status | Yes No Unknown/not recorded |
9 (2.9) 99 (32.2) 199 (64.8) |