Table 6 Source of antibiotics
Author, year | Source of antibiotics | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Bogale et al. 2019 [25] | Community pharmacies | 82.3 |
Patent medicine stores | 2.0 | |
Private health facilities | 11.0 | |
Public hospital pharmacies | 3.1 | |
Erku et al. 2017 [26] | Community pharmacies | 36.8 |
Health workers | 44.1 | |
Family/friends | 19.1 | |
Eticha et al. 2014 [27] | Community pharmacies | 83.0 |
Patent medicine store | 58.9 | |
Friends/family | 29.5 | |
Leftovers from previous treatment | 28.6 | |
Gebeyehu et al. 2015 [28] | Community pharmacies | 15.5 |
Friends/relatives | 15.7 | |
Kassa et al. 2022 [30] | hospital pharmacies | 51.0 |
Community pharmacies | 39.0 | |
Leftovers from previously used antibiotics | 7.0 | |
sample from medical representatives | 1.0 | |
family/friends/neighbors | 2.0 | |
Demissie et al. 2022 [32] | medicine dispensers | 70.8 |
previous doctor’s prescription | 25.6 | |
friends | 3.6 | |
Simegn & Moges, 2022 [33] | Retail outlet pharmacy | 41.8 |
From friends or family members | 28.7 | |
By sharing with the others | 15.0 | |
Dache et al. 2021 [34] | doctor or nurse | 62.1 |
Mossa et al. 2012 [35] | Neighbors | 5.1 |
Left over past prescribe | 7.7 | |
Kiosks | 17.9 | |
Pharmacy | 59.0 | |
Other | 10.2 |