Table 1 Demographics characteristics of respondents.
From: Use of antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance in Nepal: a nationwide survey
Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Health care workers (n = 87) | |
Gender | |
Male | 66 (75.9) |
Female | 21 (24.1) |
Age group (in years) | |
0–25 | 20 (23) |
26–50 | 55 (63.2) |
> 50 | 12 (13.8) |
Profession | |
Medical doctor | 79 (90.2) |
Paramedics | 8 (9.8) |
Qualifications | |
MBBS only | 42 (53.2) |
MD General Practitioner | 7 (8.9) |
Internal Medicine | 10 (12.7) |
Pediatrics | 2 (2.5) |
Gynecology | 3 (3.8) |
Surgery | 7 (8.9) |
Others | 8 (10.1) |
Working medical institutions | |
Public/ Government Hospital | 37 (42.5) |
Primary health care center | 2 (2.3) |
Private hospital of 100 beds or more | 48 (55.2) |
Private Drug Seller (n = 33) | |
Gender | |
Male | 14 (42.4) |
Female | 19 (57.6) |
Age group (in years) | |
0–25 | 6 (18.2) |
26–50 | 20 (60.6) |
> 50 | 7 (21.2) |
Education | |
Pharmacy degree (D. Pharma, B. Pharma) | 19 (57.6) |
Health related other degree | 10 (30.3) |
Non-Health related degree | 4 (12.1) |
Hospital Patients (n = 324) | |
Gender | |
Male | 236 (72.8) |
Female | 88 (27.2) |
Age group (in years) | |
0–25 | 106 (32.7) |
26–50 | 162 (50) |
> 50 | 56 (17.3) |
Type of patients | |
Inpatients | 64 (19.8) |
Out patients | 260 (80.2) |
Education of the patients | |
Illiterate | 40 (12.3) |
Literate | 36 (11.1) |
Primary education (Class 1 -7) | 36 (11.1) |
Secondary Education (8–10) | 97 (29.9) |
Highest Secondary (10 + 2) | 65 (20.1) |
Bachelor and above | 50 (15.4) |
Hospital /Primary Health Center, Chief / Representative (n = 17) | |
Gender | |
Male | 12 (70.6) |
Female | 5 (29.4) |
Age group (in years) | |
0–25 | 1 (5.9) |
26–50 | 14 (82.4) |
> 50 | 2 (11.7) |
Type of Health center | |
Primary health center | 12 (70.5) |
Hospital | 5 (29.5) |
Livestock Farmers (n = 32) | |
Gender | |
Male | 28 (87.5) |
Female | 4 (12.5) |
Age group (in years) | |
0–25 | 4 (12.5) |
26–50 | 20 (62.5) |
> 50 | 8 (25) |
