Table 1 Distribution of Antibiotics Prescribed According to Age.
Antibiotics prescribed | ATC Code | Age | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 days-12 months | 1–3 years | 4–5 years | 6–10 years | |||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | N | % | n | ||
Crystallized penicillin | J01CE01 | 44 | 28,39 | 62 | 40,0 | 20 | 12,90 | 29 | 18,71 | 155 |
Sulphonamides and trimethoprim | J01EE01 | 47 | 54,65 | 30 | 34,88 | 4 | 4,65 | 5 | 5,81 | 86 |
Ampicillin | J01CA01 | 20 | 46,51 | 19 | 44,19 | 3 | 6,98 | 1 | 2,33 | 43 |
Ceftriaxone | J01DD04 | 33 | 34,74 | 39 | 41,05 | 14 | 14,74 | 9 | 9,47 | 95 |
Ciprofloxacin | J01MA02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60,0 | 1 | 20,0 | 1 | 20,0 | 5 |
Metronidazole | P01AB01 | 1 | 11,11 | 4 | 44,44 | 1 | 11,11 | 3 | 33,33 | 9 |
Gentamicin | J01GB03 | 15 | 28,85 | 21 | 40,38 | 2 | 3,85 | 14 | 26,92 | 52 |
Vancomycin | J01XA01 | 3 | 60,0 | 2 | 40,0 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 | 0,0 | 5 |
Nystatin | D01AA01 | 5 | 71,43 | 2 | 28,57 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 | 0,0 | 7 |
Tetracycline | J01AA07 | 2 | 100,0 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 | 0,0 | 2 |
Azithromycin | J01FA10 | 2 | 40,0 | 2 | 40,0 | 1 | 20,0 | 0 | 0,0 | 5 |
Total | 172 | 37,07 | 184 | 39,91 | 46 | 9,91 | 62 | 13,36 | 464 | |
