Antibiotic utilization pattern in treatment of acute diarrheal diseases: the case of Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Ethiopia

Table 5 Bivariate analysis of predictors of the prescribed antibiotics for acute diarrheal disease in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital; August 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022

Variables	Antibiotic prescribed				Bivariate analysis
Variables	No	Percent	Yes	Percent	COR (95% CI)	P value
Age of patients						0.013
< 5 years	26	16.05	136	83.95	2.17 (1.61–3.92)	0.001
5–12 years	18	24.00	57	76.00	2.46 (1.23–4.36)	0.003
13–40 years	7	18.42	31	81.58	1.04 (0.54–1.20)	0.142
41–65 years	9	25.71	26	74.29	1.01 (0.33–1.14)	0.113
> 65 years	1	4.55	21	95.45	Ref.
Sex of patients
Male	14	7.65	169	92.35	1.03 (0.81–1.25)	0.136
Female	47	31.54	102	68.46	Ref.
Number of medication prescribed						0.006
1 drug	38	84.44	7	15.56	Ref.
2 drugs	8	8.51	86	91.49	0.79 (0.26–1.27)	0.132
3 drugs	13	9.42	125	90.58	2.48 (1.39–22.31)	0.002
4 drugs	2	4.26	45	95.74	3.25 (1.51–33.52)	0.001
5 drugs	0	0.00	8	100.00	7.11 (1.79–36.48)	0.017

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