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Table 2 Extent of inappropriate use of antibiotic among study participants, Gondar, Ethiopia 2017 (N = 650)

From: Inappropriate use of antibiotics among communities of Gondar town, Ethiopia: a threat to the development of antimicrobial resistance

Variables

Frequency (%)

Use of antibiotics in the last 1 year

 No

335 (51.5%)

 Yes

315 (48.5%)

Mode of antibiotics use

 Self-medication

200 (63.5%)

 Family member medication

115 (36.6%)

Purpose of antibiotics use

 Respiratory tract symptoms

129 (40.9%)

 Acute diarrhea

60 (19.1%)

 Mechanical injury/wound

85 (27%)

 Urinary tract symptoms

34 (10.8%)

 Colic

5 (1.6%)

 Headache

9 (2.9%)

 I could not remember

41 (13%)

Source of antibiotics

 Prescribed by health care professional

139 (44.1%)

 Bought from pharmacy without prescription

116 (36.8%)

 Shared from family member or neighbor

60 (19.1%)

Discontinue treatment after symptoms subside (N = 315)

 No

214 (67.9%)

 Yes

101 (32.1%)

Amoxicillin cure common cold

 No

125 (19.2%)

 Yes

525 (80.8%)

Tetracycline cure all diseases

 No

254 (39.1%)

 Yes

396 (60.9%)

Ciprofloxacin cure all types of diarrhea

 No

156 (24%)

 Yes

494 (76%)