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Table 1 Prevalence rates of antibiotic use across departments/units

From: Antibiotic use in a tertiary healthcare facility in Ghana: a point prevalence survey

Department

Patients on antibiotics

Antibiotic prescriptions

 

Number

% prevalence [95% CI]

Parenteral

Oral

Total

% prevalence [95% CI]

Obstetrics (n = 214)

77

36.0 [29.5-42.8]

46 (33.8)

90 (66.2)

136

16.5[13.8-19.5]

Child Health (n = 111)

77

69.4 [59.9-77.8]

120 (85.1)

21(14.9)

141

22.5[19.5-25.9]

Medicine (n = 106)

53

50.0 [40.1-59.9]

65 (64.4)

36 (35.6)

101

16.5[13.8-19.5]

Orthopaedics (n = 84)

48

57.1 [45.9-67.9]

26 (35.6)

47 (64..4)

73

13.3[10.4-16.2

General Surgery (n = 55)

33

56.9 [43.2-69.8]

28 (58.9)

24 (46.2)

52

8.6[8.7-11.4]

Paediatric Surgery (n = 22)

20

90.9 [70.8-98.9]

32 (84.2)

6 (15.8)

38

5.8[4.2-8.6]

Gynaecology (n = 38)

17

44.7 [28.6-61.7]

17 (53.7)

13(43.3)

30

4.5[3.1-6.4]

Neuro-surgery (n = 23)

12

52.2 [30.6-73.2]

21 (87.5)

3 (12.5)

24

3.6[2.4-53.8]

Urology (n = 24)

11

45.8 [29.8-74.3]

11 (68.8)

5 (31.2)

16

2.3[1.4-3.8]

All departments (n-677)

348

51.4 [47.6-55.2]

366 (59.9)b

245(40.1)a

611

 
  1. Prevalence was determined by dividing the number of inpatients on antibiotics at the time of survey by the total of patients on admission; CI, confidence interval; b > a at p < 0.05