BioMed Research International

Review Article

The Pattern of Medicine Use in Ethiopia Using the WHO Core Drug Use Indicators

Table 1

Study characteristics of reviewed articles.
Sr noAuthorStudy areaNumber of surveyed health facilitiesType of health facilitiesType WHO indicator studiedStudy designSampling techniqueSample sizeYear (GC)
1Fereja and Lenjesa [34]West Oromia region4HospitalHealth facilityDescriptive cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling1602012-2013
2Bekele and Tadesse [42]Southern Ethiopia1HospitalPrescribingRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling14402016-2018
3Warsame [43]Eastern Ethiopia1HospitalPrescribingRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling6002018-2019
4Balcha [44]Southwest Ethiopia1HospitalPrescribingA retrospective cross-sectional, quantitativeSimple random sampling3842016
5Lenjisa and Fereja [45]West Ethiopia4HospitalPrescribingRetrospective descriptive cross-sectionalSimple random sampling20242013
6Dessie et al. [20]Northwest Ethiopia2HospitalAllRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling7702019
7Yilma and Liben [46]North Ethiopia1HospitalPrescribingRetrospective descriptive cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling3842016-2017
8Mishore et al. [47]Eastern Ethiopia1HospitalPrescribingRetrospective descriptive cross-sectionalSimple random sampling3442018
9Desalegn [48]Southern Ethiopia1HospitalPrescribingRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling12902007-2009
10Angamo et al. [49]Southwest Ethiopia4Health centerAllProspective and retrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling1402009
11Mensa et al. [10]Southern Ethiopia2HospitalAllRetrospective and prospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling11982013
12Jabo et al. [50]Addis Ababa1Health centerPrescribingRetrospective cross-sectionalStratified random sampling11 and 402016
13Wubetu et al. [51]Northwest Ethiopia2HospitalPrescribingRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling3622015-2016
14Bilal et al. [52]Eastern Ethiopia8BothPatient careRetrospective and prospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling636and 7082013-2014
15Geresu et al. [33]Northeast Ethiopia1HospitalAllRetrospective and prospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling3612012
16Summoro et al. [53]Southern Ethiopia4HospitalPrescribingRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling14402014
17Mamo and Alemu [54]Northeast Ethiopia1HospitalAllRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling and convenience sampling method5002019
18Sisay et al. [5]Eastern Ethiopia3HospitalPatient care prescribingRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling15002014
19Kasahun et al. [55]North Ethiopia1HospitalPrescribingFacility-based cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling6002018-2019
20Gashaw et al. [56]Eastern Ethiopia4HospitalPrescribingRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling6002016
21Nigussie [57]Northwest Ethiopia8BothHealth facilityRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling82014
22Assen and Abrha [58]Northeast Ethiopia1HospitalPrescribingRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling3622013
23Demeke et al. [28]North Ethiopia1HospitalPrescribingRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling3842014
24Mosisa et al. [59]West Ethiopia1Health centerPrescribingRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling7702014-2015
25Mariam et al. [6]Southern Ethiopia1HospitalAllRetrospective and prospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling384 and 302013
26Gidebo et al. [53]Southern Ethiopia4HospitalA patient care, health facilityRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling3842014
27Dessie et al. [20]Northeast Ethiopia1HospitalPrescribingRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling2132010-2011
28Gebramariam et al. [60]West Shoa zone7HospitalAllRetrospective and prospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling21, 001, and 4002017
29Tefera et al. [61]Eastern Ethiopia1HospitalA patient care, prescribingRetrospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling6002017-2018
30Getahun et al. [62]Northwest Ethiopia1HospitalAllRetrospective and prospective cross-sectionalSystematic random sampling11282019