Table 2 Type of illness reported, anti-microbial drug received and its mechanism among customers in drug retailer outlets in Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2016
Illness and antimicrobial | Antimicrobial use | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Prescribed n (%) | Non-prescribed n (%) | Total, n (%) | |
Illnessa | |||
 Respiratory system disease | 158 (38.3) | 137 (37.3) | 295 (37.8) |
 Gastrointestinal system disease | 94 (22.8) | 93 (25.3) | 187 (24) |
 Sexual transmitted disease | 39 (9.4) | 7 (1.9) | 46 (6) |
 Eye disease | 31 (7.5) | 40 (10.9) | 71 (9.2) |
 Ear disease | 12 (2.9) | 15 (4.1) | 27 (3.4) |
 Headache | 5 (1.2) | 7 (1.9) | 12 (1.5) |
 Skin disease, wound | 50 (12.1) | 40 (10.9) | 90 (11.5) |
 Menstruation and related disease | 8 (1.9) | 2 (0.5) | 10 (1.2) |
 Malaria | 16 (3.9) | 26 (7.1) | 42 (5.4) |
Group of illnesses | |||
 Systemic infection | 320 (77.5) | 272 (74.1) | 592 (76) |
 Topical infection | 50 (12.1) | 40 (10.9) | 90 (11.5) |
 Eye/Ear infection | 43 (10.4) | 55 (15) | 98 (12.5) |
Duration of illness | |||
  ≤ 1 month | 381 (92.3) | 333 (90.7) | 714 (91.5) |
  > 1 month | 32 (7.7) | 34 (9.3) | 66 (8.5) |
Antimicrobial drugs received | |||
 Systemic antibiotic | 294 (71.2) | 237 (64.6) | 531 (68) |
 Topical antibiotic | 19 (4.6) | 20 (5.4) | 39 (5) |
 Ophthalmic/Otic antibiotic | 38 (9.2) | 43 (11.7) | 81 (10.4) |
 Systemic antifungal | 5 (1.2) | 7 (1.9) | 12 (1.5) |
 Topical antifungal | 3 (0.7) | 2 (0.5) | 5 (0.6) |
 Anti-protozoan | 44 (10.7) | 41 (11.2) | 85 (11) |
 Anti-helmethics | 10 (2.4) | 17 (4.6) | 27 (3.5) |
Mechanism of antimicrobial receiving | |||
 Provision of prescription | 408 (98.8) | 5 (1.4) | 413 (53) |
 Naming/Providing drugs/Derivatives/Container/Shape | 3 (0.7) | 156 (42.5) | 159 (20.4) |
 Telling sign and symptoms or Provision of written piece of paperb | 2 (0.5) | 206 (56.1) | 208 (26.6) |