Characteristics | Antimicrobial Use | Â | |
---|---|---|---|
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) |