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Table 4 Antimicrobial use among customers in drug retailer outlets in Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2016

From: Non-prescribed antimicrobial use and associated factors among customers in drug retail outlet in Central Zone of Tigray, northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Antimicrobial use

Antimicrobial use

Prescribed,

n (%)

Non-prescribed,

n (%)

Total

n (%)

Ever received antimicrobial

 No

129 (31.2)

87 (23.7)

216 (26.2)

 Yes

284 (68.8)

280 (76.3)

564 (73.8)

Ever received non-prescribed anti-microbial

 No

291 (70.5)

146 (39.8)

437 (56.0)

 Yes

122 (29.5)

221 (60.2)

343 (44.0)

Decision on non-prescription antimicrobial drug use (n = 344)

 The illness was accidental

33 (27)

46 (20.7)

79 (10.1)

 Mildness of illness

26 (21.3)

37 (16.7)

63 (8.1)

 The drug was a broad anti-microbial

15 (12.3)

21 (9.5)

36 (4.6)

 Treated with the previous drug

24 (19.7)

48 (21.6)

72 (9.2)

 Less money and time consumed

22 (18)

68 (30.6)

90 (11.5)

 Others

2 (1.6)

2 (0.9)

4 (0.5)

In the past 6 months, how often non-prescription anti-microbial drug has been purchased

 None

145 (35.1)

82 (22.3)

227 (29.1)

 1–3

121 (29.3)

169 (46)

290 (37.1)

  ≥ 4

147 (35.6)

116 (31.6)

263 (33.8)

In the past 6 months, ever experienced similar disease/symptoms (n = 564)

 No

163 (57.4)

128 (45.7)

291 (51.6)

 Yes

121 (42.6)

152 (54.3)

273 (48.4)

For whom does this antimicrobial drug provide

 Myself

289 (70)

230 (62.7)

519 (66.5)

 Father/mother/brother/sister

39 (9.4)

46 (12.5)

85 (10.9)

 Daughter/son

78 (18.9)

83 (22.6)

161 (20.6)

 Others (wife, husband etc.)

7 (1.7)

8 (2.2)

15 (2)

Have you received this non-prescribed anti-microbial for:

 Self-medication

289 (70)

230 (62.7)

519 (66.5)

 Caregiver medication

124 (30)

137 (37.3)

261 (33.5)

Magnitude of non-prescribed antimicrobial use

-

367 (47.1)

-