Antimicrobial Drug Therapy Problems Among Patients in the Outpatient Department of Ataye Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients in OPD of Ataye Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia (n=248)

Variables	Categories	n (%)
Sex	Female Male	157 (63.3) 91 (36.7)
Age	18–32 years	115 (46.4)
	33–46 years	81 (32.7)
	47–60 years	37(14.9)
	61–74 years	15 (6)
Residence	Rural	165 (66.53)
	Urban	83 (33.46)
Number of drugs per patient	One	118 (47.6)
	Two	94 (37.9)
	Three	36 (14.5)
Number of comorbidities	One	215 (86.7)
	Two	33 (13.3)

Table 2 Common Indications and Antimicrobial Classes Used in OPD of Ataye Hospital, September 2018 to February 2019

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Diagnosis
Respiratory infection	44	17.74
Urinary tract infection	39	15.73
Acute febrile illness	97	39.11
GI infection	24	9.677
Skin and soft tissue infection	18	7.25
Acute febrile illness and GI infection	13	5.24
UTI and GI infection	4	1.6
UTI and acute febrile illness	6	2.4
Respiratory infection and GI infection	3	1.21
Classes of medications
Fluoroquinolones	56	22.58
Penicillins	45	18.14
Tetracyclines and fluoroquinolones	35	14.11
Tetracyclines	34	13.7
Penicillins and Macrolides	29	11.69
Cephalosporins	28	11.29
Others	21	8.46

Table 3 Types of Antimicrobial Use Problems Identified in the OPD of Ataye Hospital, September 2018 to February 2019

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
The need for additional drug therapy	38	15.3
Ineffective drug therapy	22	8.9
Dosage too low	12	4.8
Dosage too high	12	4.8
Unnecessary drug therapy	12	4.8
ADR	–	–

Table 4 Classes of Antimicrobials with Drug Therapy Problems in the OPD of Ataye Hospital, September 2018 to February 2019

Antimicrobial Classes	Drug Therapy Problems, n (%)
Tetracyclines	25 (26)
Fluoroquinolones	19 (19.8)
Penicillins	18 (18.8)
Penicillins and macrolides	10 (10.4)
Cephalosporins	9 (9.4)
Tetracyclines and fluoroquinolones	4 (4.2)
Others	11 (11.5)