Zonal Refarral hospital

Regional hospital

District hospital

Health center

Independent hospital

Total

Pearson Chi χ² df (4)

P value

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total

Antibiotics

Benzylpenicillin

10

9.90

19

20.88

45

49.45

18

19.78

9

9.89

191

33.4506

<0.001

Amoxicillin

15

12.50

11

10.48

44

41.9

37

35.24

13

12.38

205

26.4155

<0.001

Ampicillin

46

61.33

0

0

27

93.1

1

3.45

1

3.45

129

74.3495

<0.001

Ampiclox

4

25.0

2

9.52

18

85.71

1

4.76

0

0

21

13.179

0.002

Chloramphenicol

4

25.0

2

16.67

5

41.67

5

41.67

0

0

12

2.9636

0.564

Gentamycin

2

5.40

1

2.86

28

80

5

14.29

1

2.86

35

29.2360

<0.001

Ceftriaxone

24

48.0

3

11.54

19

73.08

2

7.69

2

7.69

26

19.4613

0.001

Co-trimoxazole

8

23,53

7

26.92

7

26.92

7

26.92

5

19.23

26

9.9445

0.041

Cloxacillin

9

34.62

0

0

17

100

0

0

0

0

17

17.8233

0.001

Metronidazole

24

54.55

2

10

14

70

4

20

0

0

20

23.4046

<0.001

Doxycycline

1

16.67

0

0

2

40

3

60

0

0

5

4.1769

0.383

Erythromycin

0

0.00

6

33.33

8

44.44

3

16.67

1

5.56

18

18.3013

0.001

Azithromycin

4

50.0

1

25

2

50

1

25

0

0

4

3.0064

0.557

Ciprofloxacin

1

11.11

0

0

3

37.5

2

25

3

37.5

8

8.1938

0.085

Anti-TB treatment

10

37.04

6

35.29

8

47.06

0

0

3

17.65

17

13.2505

0.010

Anti-retrovirals

5

62.50

1

33.33

2

66.67

0

0

0

0

3

6.6865

0.153

Bronchodilators

Aminophylline

10

15.63

8

14.81

25

46.3

17

31.48

4

7.41

54

7.2743

0.122

Salbutamol

8

25.0

1

4.17

13

54.17

6

25

4

16.67

24

2.1817

0.702

Hydrocortisone

15

36.59

4

15.38

18

69.23

2

7.69

2

7.69

26

8.4970

0.075