Table 1 Socio-demographic, clinical characteristics of patients and outcome parameters
Variable | Total, n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) (n = 3279) |  |
Mean ± SD | 27.88 ± 22.56 |
Age category (years) (n = 3279) |  |
0–25 | 1,660 (50.63) |
26–50 | 1,026 (31.29) |
51–75 | 508 (15.49) |
above 75 | 85 (2.59) |
Gender (n = 3279) |  |
Female | 1,898 (57.88) |
Male | 1,381 (42.12) |
National Health Insurance Status (n = 3279) |  |
No | 296 (9.03) |
Yes | 2,983 (90.97) |
Culture and sensitivity test(s) requested (n = 3279) |  |
No | 3,279 (100.00) |
Yes | 0 (0.00) |
Type of infection (n = 3279) |  |
Ear infection | 2,172 (66.24) |
Mixed ENT infections | 182 (5.55) |
Nose infection | 409 (12.47) |
Throat infection | 516 (15.74) |
Number of antibiotics (n = 3279) |  |
One | 1,630 (49.71) |
Two | 1,400 (42.70) |
Three | 243 (7.41) |
Four | 5 (0.15) |
Five | 1 (0.03) |
Dosage form (n = 3279) |  |
Systemic | 804 (24.52) |
Systemic + topical | 1537 (46.87) |
Topical | 938 (28.61) |
WHO AWaRe category (n = 2803) |  |
Access | 1609 (57.40) |
Access + Watch combination | 477 (17.02) |
Watch | 717 (25.58) |
Appropriateness based on choice (n = 3279) |  |
Appropriate | 1,971 (60.11) |
Inappropriate | 1,308 (39.89) |
Appropriateness based on dose (n = 3279) |  |
Appropriate | 2,483 (75.72) |
Inappropriate | 796 (24.28) |
Appropriateness based on frequency (n = 3279) |  |
Appropriate | 2, 893 (88.23) |
Inappropriate | 386 (11.77) |
Overall Appropriateness (n = 3279) |  |
Appropriate | 1,241 (37.85) |
Inappropriate | 2,038 (62.15) |