Table 3 Comparison of antibiotics use with other African countries

Percent of hospitalization with one or more antibiotics prescribed

79%

73.7%

81.3%

68%

53.7%^a

Average number of antibiotics prescribed per hospitalizations

1.29

2.1

2^b

1.4

2.5^b

Generic name prescribing

97%

90.6%

49.3%

NS

56.1%

Most commonly prescribed antibiotic

Ampicillin

Ceftriaxone

NS^c

Ampicillin

Amoxicillin^a

Parenteral route of administering antibiotics

81%

82.4%

3.5%^a

68.2%

11.8%^a

Percentage of patients taking two or more antibiotics

23%

65%

NS

34.9%

Availability of key antibiotics

87.5%

65.7%

81.3%

NS

83.3%

Average days of antibiotic stock out per year

78.18

30

NS

NS

Drugs prescribed from EML

100%

96.6%

57.2%

NS

98.1%