Table 4 Summary of antibiotics prescribed by village doctors during the competency assessment (N = 154)
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Injectable antibiotics* | 85 | 55.2 |
Penicillin | 39 | 25.3 |
First generation cephalosporin | 31 | 20.1 |
Third generation cephalosporin | 11 | 7.1 |
Metronidazole | 9 | 5.8 |
Others | 5 | 3.2 |
Pattern of use | ||
Only one antibiotic | 75 | 48.7 |
More than one antibiotic | 10 | 6.5 |
Combination with other medicine | ||
Alone | 57 | 37.0 |
With antiviral | 16 | 10.4 |
With traditional Chinese medicine (TCM**) | 10 | 6.5 |
With antiviral and TCM** | 2 | 1.3 |
Oral antibiotics* | 79 | 51.3 |
Amoxicillin | 69 | 44.8 |
First generation cephalosporin | 4 | 2.6 |
Roxithromycin | 3 | 1.9 |
Gentamicin | 3 | 1.9 |
Third generation cephalosporin | 2 | 1.3 |
Metronidazole | 2 | 1.3 |
Pattern of use | ||
Only one antibiotic | 70 | 45.5 |
More than one antibiotic | 9 | 5.8 |
Combination with other medicine | ||
Alone | 34 | 22.1 |
With TCM** | 37 | 24.0 |
With antiviral | 6 | 3.9 |
With antiviral and TCM** | 2 | 1.3 |
Injectable + oral antibiotics | 52 | 33.8 |