Table 2 Prevalence of antibiotic use on post-natal wards
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 | 11 | 2 (18.2) | 0 | 0 | 2 (100) | 0 |
| Â | 2 | 15 | 6 (40.0) | 0 | 0 | 6 (100) | 0 |
| Â | 3 | 22 | 22 (100) | 0 | 0 | 22 (100) | 0 |
Total | Â | 48 | 30 (62.5) | 0 | 0 | 30 (100) | 0 |
Hospital 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (66.6) | 0 |
| Â | 2 | 45 | 4 (8.9) | 0 | 0 | 4 (100) | 0 |
| Â | 3 | 45 | 4 (8.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (100) |
Total | Â | 126 | 14 (11.1) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | 8 (57.2) | 4 (28.6) |
Hospital 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (100) | 0 |
| Â | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | Â | 73 | 1 (1.4) | 0 | 0 | 1 (100) | 0 |