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Table 4 Findings of participants’ frequency of practice for each statement (N = 276)

From: Community drug retail outlet staff’s knowledge, attitudes and practices towards non-prescription antibiotics use and antibiotic resistance in the Amhara region, Ethiopia with a focus on non-urban towns

Items

Never

n (%)

Some of the time n (%)

Half of the time

n (%)

Most of the time

n (%)

Always

n (%)

I dispense antibiotic/s without prescription

116 (42)

106 (38.4)

35 (12.7)

8 (2.9)

11 (4)

I dispense antibiotics without a prescription up on direct request from a client

184 (66.7)

57 (20.7)

16 (5.8)

7 (2.5)

12 (4.3)

For adult with bacterial infection, I provide antibiotics without asking for a prescription

200 (72.5)

47 (17)

16 (5.8)

2 (0.7)

11 (4)

I dispense antibiotics without prescription for a family member or someone I know well

187 (67.8)

57 (20.6)

17 (6.2)

6 (2.2)

9 (3.2)

For patients with minor ailments, I dispense antibiotics as an over-the-counter drug

157 (56.9)

76 (27.5)

29 (10.5)

6 (2.2)

8(2.9)

I dispense antibiotics without prescription for children with bacterial infection

201 (72.8)

47 (17)

15 (5.4)

4 (1.4)

9(3.3)

For a child with viral infection, I dispense antibiotics without prescription

236 (85.5)

22 (8)

8 (2.9)

3 (1.1)

7 (2.5)

I dispense antibiotics without a prescription for an adult with viral infection

231 (83.7)

25 (9.1)

10 (3.6)

2 (0.7)

8 (2.9)

Have you dispensed antibiotic/s without prescription for the following condition in the last week, in what level?

     

 Common cold or cough

158 (57.2)

71 (25.7)

35 (12.7)

6 (2.2)

6 (2.2)

 Acute diarrhoea

177 (64.1)

49 (17.8)

36 (13)

8 (2.9)

6 (2.2)

 Uncomplicated urinary tract infection

186 (67.4)

50 (18.1)

25 (9)

9 (3.3)

6 (2.2)

 Wound infection

176 (63.8)

48 (17.4)

32 (11.6)

10 (3.6)

10 (3.6)

 Acute sore throat

187 (67.8)

50 (18.1)

23 (8.3)

7 (2.5)

9 (3.3)

In what level, do you currently dispense antibiotic/s without prescription if you encounter a patient with,

     

 Common cold or cough

155 (56.1)

74 (26.8)

25 (9.1)

16 (5.8)

6 (2.2)

 Acute diarrhoea

178 (64.5)

49 (17.8)

30 (10.9)

12 (4.3)

7 (2.5)

 Uncomplicated urinary tract infection

179 (64.9)

55 (19.9)

25 (9.1)

9 (3.3)

8 (2.9)

 Wound infection

168 (60.9)

47 (17)

41 (14.9)

10 (3.6)

10 (3.6)

 Acute sore throat

186 (67.4)

38 (13.8)

30 (10.9)

12 (4.3)

10 (3.6)