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

Table 4

Common diagnosis for frequently prescribed antibiotics (as a single medicine) at health centers in Addis Ababa, January 1–December 31, 2016.

Antibiotics and diagnosis	Frequency	Percent
Amoxicillin
URTI	106	49.5
Tonsillitis	39	18.2
Topical infections	15	7.0
Trauma	12	5.6
UTI	10	4.7
Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid
Pneumonia	4	28.6
Tonsillitis	2	14.3
URTI	2	14.3
Ciprofloxacin
Typhoid fever	13	25.5
Gastroenteritis	13	25.5
AFI	8	15.7
Diarrhea	5	9.8
Doxycycline
AFI	13	50.0
Typhoid fever	8	30.8
Bronchitis	2	7.7
Cotrimoxazole
Diarrhea	15	29.4
Gastroenteritis	12	23.5
UTI	12	23.5
Topical infections	5	9.8
Norfloxacin
UTI	21	100