Table 3 Types of injection used vs. health conditions
Health conditions/Types of injection used | Antibiotics (N = 2626) | IV fluids (N = 1295) | Analgesics/pain killers (N = 986) | Vitamins (N = 896) | Anti-histamines (N = 620) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) |
Acute Diarrhea | 43.7 (1145) | 31.4 (407) | - | - | - |
General weakness | - | 42.3 (600) | - | 91.7 (822) | 5.7 (35) |
Skin infection/itching | 23.5 (617) | 4.8 (62) | 5.2 (51) | - | 73.6 (456) |
Fever | 22.7 (596) | 14.5 (188) | 63.4 (625) | 3.6 (32) | 9.2 (57) |
Traumatic injury/assault/RTA | 13.2 (347) | 3.4 (44) | 22.7 (224) | 2.8 (25) | 8.5 (53) |