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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical data of the study population (n = 600)

From: WHO/INRUD prescribing indicators with a focus on antibiotics utilization patterns at outpatient department of Adigrat general hospital, Tigrai, Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Variables

Categories

Frequency (n)

Percent (%)

Sex

Male

281

46.8%

 

Female

319

53.2%

Age category (years)

< 18

145

24.2%

 

18 to 64

383

63.8%

 

≥ 65

72

12.0%

 

Median (IRQ)

31 (18–51)

-

Number of disease per encounter

1disease

513

85.5%

 

≥ 2 diseases

87

11.5%