Table 2 AWaRe Classification of Antibiotics prescribed in the study sites in Uganda and Niger
Category | Antibiotic | Listed in 8th EMLc 2019 | Uganda n, (%) | Niger n, (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total N = 1982 | In-patients | Out-patients | Total N = 1158 | In-patients | Out-patients | ||||
Access | Total | 1550 (78.2) | 373 (18.8%) | 1177 (59.4%) | 787 (68.0) | 564 (48.7%) | 223 (19.3%) | ||
Amoxicillin | yes | 365 | 3 | 362 | 210 | 84 | 126 | ||
Amoxiclav | yes | 445 | 2 | 443 | 32 | 32 | 0 | ||
Ampicillin | yes | 232 | 144 | 88 | 148 | 132 | 16 | ||
Benz. benzylpenicillin | yes | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Benzylpenicillin | yes | 12 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cefalexine | yes | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cloxacillin | yes | 109 | 21 | 88 | 21 | 8 | 13 | ||
Cotrimoxazole | yes | 19 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||
Doxycycline | yes | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Flucloxacillin | yes | 54 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gentamicin | yes | 119 | 102 | 17 | 282 | 282 | 0 | ||
Metronidazole | yes | 81 | 10 | 71 | 53 | 23 | 30 | ||
Nitrofurantoin | yes | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Phenoxymethylpenicillin | yes | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Procaine-benzylpen. | yes | 69 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tetracycline | yes | 20 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 14 | ||
Watch | Total | 432 (21.8%) | 78 (3.9%) | 354 (17.9%) | 371 (32.0%) | 368 (31.8%) | 3 (0.2%) | ||
Azithromycin | yes | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cefixime | yes | 193 | 0 | 193 | 13 | 13 | 0 | ||
Cefotaxime | yes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
Ceftriaxone | yes | 112 | 68 | 44 | 331 | 331 | 0 | ||
Ciprofloxacin | yes | 43 | 5 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 0 | ||
Clarithromycin | yes | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Erythromycin | yes | 12 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
Levofloxacin | yes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Meropenem | yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Neomycin | no | 35 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ofloxacin | yes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Reserve | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||