Table 3a: Attitudes and therapeutic practices of the physicians surveyed, Togo, 2020.

 

N

number

Percentage

 Systematic use of an antibiotic

357

   

 Yes

 

344

96.4

 No

 

7

2

No information

 

6

1.7

First-line antibiotic

344

   

Beta-lactams

 

218

63.4

3rd generation cephalosporins

 

55

16

Fluoroquinolones

 

44

12.8

Macrolides

 

20

5.8

Polymyxin

 

3

0.9

Use of an anti-inflammatory drug

357

   

Yes

 

251

70.3

No

 

106

29.7

Type of anti-inflammatory

251

   

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

 

185

73.7

Corticosteroids

 

66

26.3

Use of an analgesic

357

   

Yes

 

350

98

No

 

7

2

Analgesic bearing

350

   

Tier 1

 

272

77.7

Tier 2

 

74

21.1

Not known

 

4

1.1

Prescription of other drugs

357

   

 No

 

232

65

Yes

 

122

34.2

Not specified

 

3

0.8

If other drugs, which ones?

122

   

In case of otitis externa

     

Ear drops

 

105

86.1

Antihistamine

 

6

4.9

Anesthetic

 

4

3.3

Antiseptic

 

3

2.5

In case of internal otitis

     

Ear drops

 

4

3.3