Table 2 WHO Prescribing indicators estimated from 811 prescriptions at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s pediatric emergency department in Georgetown, Guyana (N = 811)
WHO Prescribing Indicator | Result |
|---|---|
Average number of drugs per encounter (N = 811) | 2.5 (s = 1.54) |
Percentage of encounters with one or more antibiotic prescribed (N = 811) | 36.9 % (n = 299) |
Percentage of antibiotics prescribed by generic name (N = 360) | 30.0 % (n = 108) |
Percentage of antibiotics from essential drug list (N = 360) | 90.8 % (n = 327) |