Assessment of Intravenous Antibiotics to Peroral Antibiotics Conversion Practice and Its Associated Factor at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: Prospective Observational Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical data of study participants at the University of Gondar Specialized Hospital from October 3 to November 14, 2021 (n = 324).

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	205	63.3%
	Female	119	36.7%
Age	18–29	112	34.6%
	30–41	84	25.95%
	42–53	45	13.9%
	54–65	36	11.1%
	≥66	47	14.5%
	Mean age	41.4 ± 18.6 (SD)	—
Allergy	Yes	3	0.9%
	No	321	99.1%
Culture	Yes	12	3.7%
	No	322	96.3%
Comorbidity	Yes	127	39.2%
	No	197	60.8%
Types of comorbidity	DM	10	6.84%
	HTN	16	10.95%
	CHF	16	10.95%
	RVI	16	10.95%
	Stroke	15	10.27%
	TB	18	12.33%
	Fracture	8	5.48%
	Others	47	32.22%
Diagnosis	RTI	101	31.2%
	COPD exacerbation	22	6.8%
	UTI	61	18.8%
	SSI	106	32.7%
	GTI	14	4.3%
	CNS infection	6	1.9%
	Other infection	14	4.3%
Duration of antibiotics	8.6 ± 4.98 (SD)	—	—
LOHS	10.78 ± 6.6 (SD)	—	—