Table 1 Trimester-wise break up of patients attending the antenatal clinics, whose prescriptions were collected.
Trimester of Drug Prescription | Sampling Unit | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AKUH | CH | CMCH | BMCH | NMCH | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
First trimester | 16 (2.3) | 29 (4.8) | 128 (14.6) | 132 (17.4) | 105 (13.3) | 410 (11.0) |
Second trimester | 203 (29.0) | 158 (26.4) | 287 (32.8) | 331 (43.6) | 271 (34.3) | 1250 (33.6) |
Third trimester | 482 (68.8) | 412 (68.8) | 460 (52.6) | 296 (39.0) | 415 (52.5) | 2065 (55.4) |
Did not specify* | 10 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 44 |
Total | 711 (18.9) | 601 (15.9) | 879 (23.3) | 779 (20.7) | 799 (21.2) | 3769 (100.0) |
Mean ± SEM of number of drugs prescribed | 1.84 ± 0.039 | 1.35 ± 0.023 | 1.39 ± 0.020 | 1.78 ± 0.027 | 1.92 ± 0.040 | 1.66 ± 0.014** |
Range | 1 – 10 | 1 – 5 | 1 – 4 | 1 – 6 | 1 – 8 | 1 – 10 |