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Table 1 Prevalence of antibiotic use on caesarean section wards

From: Overuse of antibiotics in maternity and neonatal wards, a descriptive report from public hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Hospital

Survey round

Total mothers

Mothers on antibiotics n (%)

Reason for antibiotic use out of all mothers on antibiotics n (%)

Community-onset infection

Hospital-acquired infection

Medical/surgical prophylaxis

Unclear indication

Hospital 1

1

16

15 (93.8)

0

0

15 (100)

0

 

2

15

11 (83.3)

0

0

11 (100)

0

 

3

17

17 (100)

0

0

17 (100)

0

Total

 

48

43 (89.5)

0

0

43 (100)

0

Hospital 2

1

17

16 (94.1)

0

1 (6.3)

15 (93.7)

0

 

2

15

14 (93.3)

0

0

14 (100)

0

 

3

15

15 (100)

0

3 (20)

12 (80)

0

Total

 

47

45 (95.8)

0

4 (8.9)

41 (91.1)

0

Hospital 3

1

11

11 (100)

0

1 (9.1)

10 (90.9)

0

 

2

11

11 (100)

0

0

11 (100)

0

 

3

12

12 (100)

0

0

12 (100)

0

Total

 

34

34 (100)

0

1 (2.9)

33 (97.1)

0