Table 6 Appropriateness and adequacy of antibiotic prescription according to health professionals
# of patients | Prescribed Antibiotic | Cases that needed antibiotic | Cases that needed + received antibiotics | Appropriate prescription rate (%) | Adequate prescription rate (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General Practitioners (n = 7) | 692 | 226 | 21 | 14 | 9.29 | 66.66 |
Family Medicine Doctors (n = 6) | 128 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 31.03 | 55.55 |
Rural Medical Trainees (n = 4) | 30 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 11.76 | 100 |
Psychiatrists (n = 1) | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4.34 | 100 |
Pediatricians (n = 3) | 520 | 228 | 18 | 11 | 7.89 | 61.11 |
Total | 1393 | 523 | 51 | 33 | 9.75 | 64.7 |