To assess the drug use situation in Public Health Care Facilities, the records of 30 general outpatients seen within the last 6-12 months in each health facility were selected following a standard selection procedure and the following common drug use indicators were calculated (Table 5).
Table 5 Summary of national indicators on rational drug use in PHCFs
Indicators |
Therapy |
Mean |
Median |
Min |
Max |
Treatment of diarrhea (watery, non bloody) in children |
Percentage of ORS use |
81.87
(n=107) |
90 |
10 |
100 |
| |
Percentage of antibiotic use |
49.63
(n=107) |
50 |
0 |
100 |
| |
Percentage of anti-diarrhea and/or antispasmodic drugs use |
2.55
(n=102) |
0 |
0 |
40 |
Treatment of Non-pneumonia ARTI |
Percentage of antibiotic use |
60.69
(n=106) |
70 |
0 |
100 |
Treatment of mild/moderate pneumonia |
Percentage of use of any one of the first line antibiotics (procaine penicillin injection, Amoxicillin, Cotrimoxazole) |
54.1
(n=106) |
50 |
0 |
100 |
| |
Percentage of use of more than one antibiotic |
2.36
(n=106) |
0 |
0 |
30 |
Average number of drugs per encounter |
1.99
(n=111) |
1.97 |
0.8 |
3.33 |
Percentage of antibiotic(s) per encounter |
58
(n=111) |
57 |
3 |
100 |
Percentage of injection(s) per encounter |
26.98
(n=111) |
23 |
0 |
90 |
Percentage of drugs adequately labeled |
42.66
(n=105) |
46 |
0 |
100 |
Percentage of patient with adequate knowledge |
67.36
(n=106) |
70 |
0 |
100 |
Percentage availability of STG |
39
(n=108) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Percentage availability of regional or facility EDL in the facility |
1<
(n=105) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
