Table 2 Number of respondents purchasing antibiotics when self medicating
Antibiotic purchased for use in self-medication | Suburb (n = 221) | City center (n = 197) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of respondents | % | Number of respondents | % | |
Amoxicillin | 114 | 51.58 | 82 | 41.62 |
Tetracycline | 34 | 15.38 | 55 | 27.92 |
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazol | 13 | 5.88 | 20 | 10.15 |
Erithromycin | 11 | 4.98 | 18 | 9.14 |
Ciprofloxacin | 9 | 4.07 | 9 | 4.57 |
Cefadroxil | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 2.03 |
Cefixime | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 2.03 |
Amoxicilin/Clavulanic Acid | 9 | 4.07 | 3 | 1.52 |
Azithromycin | 5 | 2.26 | 2 | 1.02 |
Secnidazol | 8 | 3.62 | 0 | 0.00 |
Albendazol | 6 | 2.71 | 0 | 0.00 |
Metronidazol | 6 | 2.71 | 0 | 0.00 |
Levofloxacin | 3 | 1.36 | 0 | 0.00 |
Ceftriaxone | 2 | 0.90 | 0 | 0.00 |
Clarithromycin | 1 | 0.45 | 0 | 0.00 |
Total | 221 | 100 | 197 | 100 |