Patient characteristics and information related to dispensing of medicines
| Variables | Percentage | ni/nk*† |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 50.5 | 776/1537 |
| Female | 49.5 | 761/1537 |
| Age group of patient | ||
| Less than 14 years | 19.4 | 298/1537 |
| 15–24 years | 20.2 | 310/1537 |
| 25–44 years | 35.0 | 538/1537 |
| 45 and above years | 25.4 | 391/1537 |
| Sources of antibiotic | ||
| Prescribed by a doctor or health worker and dispensed by a pharmacist or drug retailer | 55.2 | 848/1537 |
| Recommended and supplied by a pharmacist or drug retailer without a prescription | 26.1 | 401/1537 |
| Self-medicated | 13.3 | 205/1537 |
| Other (invalid prescription) | 5.4 | 83/1537 |
| Registration status/education | ||
| Licensed/diploma or bachelors in pharmacy | 49.6 | 762/1537 |
| Licensed/training from DDA | 46.1 | 709/1537 |
| Unlicensed/education unknown | 4.3 | 66/1537 |
| Disease or condition‡ | ||
| Fever | 18.1 | 278/1537 |
| Cough | 5.3 | 82/1537 |
| Respiratory infection | 4.9 | 75/1537 |
| Headache | 4.8 | 74/1537 |
| Loss of appetite | 4.7 | 72/1537 |
| Skin infection | 4.6 | 70/1537 |
| Common cold | 4.4 | 68/1537 |
| Injury | 4.4 | 67/1537 |
| Acid peptic disease | 4.3 | 66/1537 |
| Body ache | 4.2 | 65/1537 |
| Heart disease | 4.2 | 64/1537 |
| Fungal infection | 3.8 | 59/1537 |
| Skin disease | 3.7 | 57/1537 |
| Abdominal discomfort | 3.6 | 55/1537 |
| Arthritis and bone pain | 3.3 | 50/1537 |
| Others | 21.8 | 335/1537 |
| Prescribing indicator | ||
| Percentage of patients dispensed an antibiotic | 38.4 | 590/1537 |
| No of antibiotics dispensed | ||
| No antibiotic | 61.6 | 947/1537 |
| One antibiotic | 35.8 | 551/1537 |
| Two antibiotics | 2.5 | 39/1537 |
*nj numerator.
†nk denominator.
‡Diseases or conditions included: fever: fever and pyrexia. Cough: cough, dry cough and allergic cough. Respiratory infections: acute respiratory infection, respiratory infection, chest infection and bronchitis. Loss of appetite: weakness, anorexia and loss of appetite. Skin infections: boils, dermatitis, wound and skin infection. Common cold: common cold and sinusitis. Injury: injuries. Acid peptic disease: acid peptic diseases, gastritis, peptic ulcer and upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Body ache: body ache and backache. Heart disease: heart disease and hypertension. Fungal infection: fungal infection and ring worm. Skin disease: skin diseases and skin allergy. Abdominal discomfort: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and dyspepsia. Arthritis and bone pain: arthritis, joint pain, leg pain and shoulder pain.
DDA, Department of Drug Administration;