Table 4 Antibiotic usage for the acute diarrheal diseases of health professionals in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital; August 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022
Prescriber profession | Frequency | % | Antibiotic utilization pattern | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In line with STG | Not in line with STG | |||||
Frequency | % | Frequency | % | |||
Specialist (MD) | 17 | 5.12 | 11 | 64.71 | 6 | 35.29 |
General practitioners (GP) | 61 | 18.37 | 34 | 55.74 | 27 | 44.26 |
Medical intern (MD) | 149 | 44.88 | 51 | 34.23 | 98 | 65.77 |
Nurse | 61 | 18.37 | 15 | 24.59 | 46 | 75.41 |
Unknown | 44 | 13.25 | 5 | 11.36 | 39 | 88.64 |
Total | 332 | Â | 116 | Â | 216 | Â |