Table 3 Patterns of antibiotic use among participants (N = 185)
From: Antibiotic use at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: findings from a point prevalence survey
Variables | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Number of doses per day | ||
One | 74 | 40 |
Two | 53 | 29 |
Three | 58 | 31 |
Route of antibiotics administration | ||
Oral | 47 | 25 |
Parental | 138 | 75 |
Switch to oral administration | ||
No | 135 | 98 |
Yes | 3 | 2 |
Type of treatment | ||
Empiric | 185 | 100 |
Directed treatment | 0 | 0 |
Guideline compliance | ||
Yes | 84 | 45 |
No | 101 | 55 |
Patient on antibiotic combination | ||
One | 89 | 48 |
Two | 79 | 43 |
Three or four | 17 | 9 |
Indication type | ||
Community acquired infection | 101 | 55 |
Hospital acquired infection | 11 | 6 |
Not documented | 67 | 36 |
Surgical prophylaxis | 6 | 3 |
Clinical diagnosis | ||
Respiratory tract infections | 28 | 15 |
Gastrointestinal tract infections | 28 | 15 |
Genital-urinary tract infections | 27 | 15 |
CNS-bloodstream infections | 18 | 10 |
Borne and soft-tissue infections | 17 | 9 |
Unknown | 67 | 36 |
Culture sample taken | ||
No | 176 | 95 |
Yes | 9 | 5 |