Table 2 Drug related information on prescriptions dispensed from Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2016 at four governmental hospitals of Harar town
Drug related information | Frequency (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HFSUH | FHPH | JH | SECIIIH | Overall | |
Drugs per prescription (n = prescription in each hospital) | (n = 600) | (n = 600) | (n = 600) | (n = 600) | (n = 2400) |
 One | 309 (51.5) | 129 (21.5) | 139 (23.2) | 156 (26.0) | 733 (30.5) |
 Two | 201 (33.5) | 169 (28.2) | 209 (34.8) | 295 (49.2) | 874 (36.4) |
 Three | 64 (10.7) | 177 (29.5) | 170 (28.3) | 129 (21.5) | 540 (22.5) |
 Four | 15 (2.5) | 76 (12.7) | 61 (10.2) | 19 (3.2) | 171 (7.1) |
 Five | 9 (1.5) | 39 (6.5) | 17 (2.8) | 1 (0.2) | 66 (2.7) |
 Six and above | 2 (0.4) | 10 (1.7) | 4 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 16 (0.6) |
Average number of drugs per encounter | 1.70 | 2.60 | 2.37 | 2.02 | 2.17 (± 0.39) |
Drug regimen related information (n = drugs per hospital) | (n = 1021) | (n = 1560) | (n = 1422) | (n = 1214) | (n = 5217) |
 Dose | 317 (31.04) | 502 (32.18) | 234 (16.5) | 376 (30.9) | 1429 (27.4) |
 Strength | 661 (64.74) | 1039 (66.60) | 1161 (81.6) | 1036 (85.3) | 3897 (74.7) |
 Dosage Form | 153 (14.99) | 302 (19.36) | 169 (11.9) | 1084 (89.3) | 1708 (32.7) |
 Route | 816 (79.92) | 1098 (70.38) | 1208 (84.9) | 1148 (94.6) | 4270 (81.8) |
 Frequency | 716 (70.13) | 1414 (90.64) | 1171 (82.3) | 1134 (93.4) | 4435 (85.0) |
 Duration | 478 (46.82) | 409 (26.21) | 981 (68.9) | 868 (71.5) | 2736 (52.4) |
 Quantity | 474 (46.43) | 1087 (69.68) | 515 (36.3) | 1130 (93.1) | 3206 (61.5) |