Table 1 Diarrhea patient scenario for SC visit, Gondar town, north-west Ethiopia, August 2020

I need medication for diarrhea

For whom: my wife (female)

Age: 28 years

Pregnancy status: 2 months pregnant

Appearance of diarrhea: bloody and mucoid

Onset and duration of diarrhea: since last day

Frequency and amount of diarrhea: not quite sure but has occurred several times up to now

Additional symptoms: had vomiting, fever, abdominal cramp and tenesmus

Any triggering factor (pre-illness practice): had meal at restaurant where she is working a day before

Any other health problem: no

Action taken: nothing

Medication for the illness or other purpose: not at all