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Table 6 Healthcare professional’s information in prescriptions dispensed from Jan 1 - Dec 31 2016 at four governmental hospitals of Harar town

From: Investigation of prescribing behavior at outpatient settings of governmental hospitals in eastern Ethiopia: an overall evaluation beyond World Health Organization core prescribing indicators

Health professional related information

HFSUH

(n = 600)

FHPH

(n = 600)

JH

(n = 600)

SECIIIH

(n = 600)

Total

(n = 2400)

Prescriber name

360 (60.0)

327 (54.5)

171(28.5)

225(37.5)

1083(45.1)

Prescriber signature

582 (97.0)

586 (97.7)

396(66.0)

569(94.8)

2133(88.9)

Dispenser name

86 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

1(0.2)

7(1.2)

94(3.9)

Dispensers signature

146 (24.3)

1 (0.2)

1(0.2)

4(0.7)

152(6.3)

  1. Abbreviations: HFSUH Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, FHPH Federal Harar Police Hospital, JH Jugel Hospital, SECIIIH Southeast command III Hospital