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Table 5 Knowledge of antimicrobial among customers 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

Knowledge of Antimicrobial Drug use

Use of Antimicrobial drug(s)

Prescribed

n (%)

Non-prescribed

n (%)

Total

n (%)

Anti-microbial with some other drugs

 No

214 (51.8)

159 (43.3)

373 (47.9)

 Yes

199 (48.2)

208 (56.7)

407 (52.1)

Anti-microbial with alcohol

 No

389 (94.2)

352 (95.9)

741 (95.0)

 Yes

24 (5.8)

15 (4.1)

39 (5.0)

Ant-microbial with some foodsa

 No

187 (45.3)

167 (45.5)

354 (54.6)

 Yes

226 (54.7)

200 (54.5)

426 (45.4)

Benefit from placing of anti-microbial at unreachable area to children

 No

42 (10.2)

19 (5.2)

61 (7.9)

 Yes

371 (89.8)

348 (94.8)

719 (92.1)

Anti-microbial resistance when incomplete the prescribed dose

 No

84 (20.3)

73 (19.9)

157 (20.1)

 Yes

329 (79.7)

294 (80.1)

623 (79.9)

Anti-microbial prescribed for adult sharing to children

 No

364 (88.1)

333 (90.7)

697 (89.3)

 Yes

49 (11.9)

34 (9.3)

83 (10.7)

All types of anti-microbial give to pregnant and lactating mothers

 No

367 (88.9)

336 (91.6)

703 (90.1)

 Yes

46 (11.1)

31 (8.4)

77 (9.9)

All types of anti-microbial give to patients with chronic diseases

 No

341 (82.6)

304 (82.8)

645 (82.7)

 Yes

72 (17.4)

63 (17.2)

135 (17.3)

Prescribed anti-microbial rightly use according the dispenser information

 No

85 (20.6)

80 (21.8)

165 (21.2)

 Yes

328 (79.4)

287 (78.2)

615 (78.8)

Checking expiry date of the anti-microbial

 No

155 (37.5)

161 (43.9)

316 (40.5)

 Yes

258 (62.5)

206 (56.1)

464 (59.5)

Overall knowledge status (composite mean score = 14.6)

 Not knowledgeable

203 (49.2)

172 (46.9)

375 (48.1)

 Knowledgeable

210 (50.8)

195 (53.1)

405 (51.9)

  1. Foodsa: milk, egg