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)
|
- Abbreviations HFSUH Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, FHPH Federal Harar Police Hospital, JH Jugel Hospital, SECIIIH Southeast command III Hospital