Antibiotic Use among Patients Visiting Primary Hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 3

Participant responses to antibiotic use practice questions.

S. no	Practice questions		Frequency (%)
1	Have you taken any antibiotics in the last year?	Yes	273 (64.7)
		No	149 (35.3)
2	Have you ever shared your medications with/from somebody else?	Yes	127 (30.1)
		No	295 (69.9)
3	Which antibiotics have you used? (n = 291 (69%))	Amoxicillin	153 (36.3)
		Ampicillin	37 (8.8)
		Metronidazole	37 (8.8)
		Ciprofloxacin	24 (5.7)
		Doxycycline	16 (3.8)
		Tetracycline	15 (3.6)
		Chloramphenicol	9 (2.1)
4	Who used the drug (n = 301)	Myself	256 (60.7)
		Family members	45 (10.7)
5	For what health problem did you use the drug(s)? (n = 289)	Cough	82 (19.4)
		Diarrhea	43 (10.2)
		Fever	36 (8.5)
		RTI	13 (3.1)
		Wound	45 (10.7)
		UTI	16 (3.8)
		Headache	27 (6.4)
		Colic pain	21 (5.0)
		Other	6 (1.4)
6	Where did you get the drugs? (n = 298)	From health professional prescription	262 (62.1)
		Directly bought from pharmacy	30 (7.1)
		Lend from other family member, neighbor	1 (0.2)
		Bought from nonpharmacy source	5 (1.2)
7	Did you discontinue therapy once your symptoms subsided? (n = 301)	Yes	209 (49.5)
		No	92 (21.8)
8	Do you keep leftovers antibiotics for future use?	Yes	150 (35.5)
		No	272 (64.5)
9	How often do you use nonprescribed antibiotics?	Never	238 (56.4)
		Rarely	138 (32.7)
		Often	33 (7.8)
		Very often	13 (3.1)