Retrospective Assessment of Antibiotics Prescribing at Public Primary Healthcare Facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 3

Frequently prescribed type and category of antibiotics at health centers in Addis Ababa, January 1–December 31, 2016.

Variable	Frequency	Percent	Cumulative percent
Category of antibiotics
Penicillins	287	51.9	51.9
Fluoroquinolones	101	18.3	70.2
Sulphonamides	62	11.2	81.4
Tetracyclines	55	9.9	91.3
Metronidazole	17	3.1	94.4
Cephalosporins	14	2.5	96.9
Macrolides	8	1.4	98.3
Chloramphenicol	8	1.4	99.7
Aminoglycosides	1	0.2	100.0
Type of antibiotics
Amoxicillin	248	44.8	44.8
Ciprofloxacin	75	13.6	58.4
Cotrimoxazole	62	11.2	69.6
Doxycycline	48	8.7	78.3
Norfloxacin	26	4.7	83.0
Cloxacillin	24	4.3	87.3
Metronidazole	17	3.1	90.4
Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid	15	2.7	93.1
Ceftriaxone	13	2.4	95.5
Chloramphenicol	8	1.4	96.9
Azithromycin	7	1.3	98.2
Tetracycline	7	1.3	99.5
Cephalexin	1	0.2	99.6
Erythromycin	1	0.2	99.8
Gentamycin	1	0.2	100.0