Table 1 Overview of antibiotic prescribing among patients with vaginal delivery and cesarean section (N = 1077)
Diagnosis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Vaginal Delivery 566(%) | Cesarean Section 511(%) | |
Total antibiotic prescriptions*a | 491 (87) | 503 (98) | |
Prescribed antibiotics after discharge b | 160 (28) | 141 (28) | |
Age b | |||
18-20 | 99 (17) | 66 (13) | |
21-30 | 429 (76) | 401 (78) | |
> = 31 | 38 (7) | 44 (9) | |
Place of Residence b | |||
Ujjain city | 269 (48) | 270 (53) | |
Nearby city | 90 (16) | 67 (13) | |
Villages of Ujjain district | 81 (14) | 60 (12) | |
Other districts | 50 (9) | 53 (10) | |
Cities of the nearby district | 32 (6) | 25 (5) | |
Villages of other districts | 44 (8) | 36 (7) | |
Days of hospital stay +a | |||
1-2 | 323 (57) | 29 (6) | |
3-5 | 192 (34) | 175 (34) | |
>5 | 51 (9) | 307 (60) | |
Days on antibiotics** a | 3.1 ± 1.74 | 6.0 ± 2.52 | |