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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of antimicrobial users 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

Characteristics

Antimicrobial Use

 

Prescribed

n (%)

Non-prescribed

n (%)

Total

n (%)

Sex

 Male

224 (54.2)

249 (67.8)

473 (60.6)

 Female

189 (45.8)

118 (32.2)

307 (39.4)

Age group (years)

 18–27

131 (31.7)

149 (40.6)

280 (35.9)

 28–37

139 (33.7)

101 (27.5)

240 (30.7)

 38–47

73 (17.7)

53 (14.4)

126 (16.1)

 48–57

37 (9)

29 (7.9)

66 (8.4)

  ≥ 58

33 (8)

35 (9.5)

68 (8.7)

Ethnic Group

 Tigrians

379 (91.8)

337 (91.8)

716 (91.8)

 Othersa

34 (8.2)

30 (8.2)

64 (8.2)

Religion

 Orthodox-Christian

321 (77.7)

293 (79.8)

614 (78.7)

 Muslim

85 (20.6)

65 (17.7)

150 (19.2)

 Othersa

7 (1.7)

9 (2.5)

16(2.1)

Residence

 Urban

329 (79.7)

266 (72.5)

595 (76.2)

 Rural

84 (20.3)

101 (27.5)

185 (23.8)

Marital status

 Married

288 (69.7)

228 (62.1)

516 (66.1)

 Unmarried

104 (25.2)

119 (32.4)

223 (28.6)

 Divorced/widowed

21 (5.1)

20 (5.4)

41 (5.3)

Educational status

 No education

77 (18.6)

75 (20.4)

152 (19.4)

 Primary

78 (18.9)

71 (19.3)

149 (19.1)

 Secondary

139 (33.7)

121 (33)

260 (33.3)

 Tertiary

119 (28.8)

100 (27.2)

219 (28.0)

Occupation

 Unemployed

50 (12.1)

43 (11.7)

93 (11.9)

 House wife or farmer

124 (30)

100 (27.2)

224 (28.7)

 Student

44 (10.7)

51 (13.9)

95 (12.1)

 Self employed

84 (20.3)

79 (21.5)

163 (20.9)

 Paid employed

111 (26.9)

94 (25.6)

205 (26.3)

Family size

  ≤3

171 (41.4)

159 (43.3)

330 (42.3)

 4 to 6

190 (46)

163 (44.4)

353 (45.2)

  ≥ 7

52 (12.6)

45 (12.3)

97 (12.4)

Monthly income (US Dollar)

  < 6.51

54 (13.1)

76 (20.7)

130 (16.6)

 6.51–19.48

51 (12.3)

41 (11.2)

92 (11.7)

 19.49–32.5

49 (11.9)

32 (8.7)

81 (10.3)

  ≥ 32.51

259 (62.7)

218 (59.4)

477 (61.1)

  1. Othersa: Amhara, Oromo, Guragi