Table 2.
Prevalence rates, proportions of overall prescribed medicines, proportion of self-medication and proportion of prescribed antibiotics to treat common colds (CCs) or upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) (n = 17,450)
| |
Prevalence rates |
Proportions of prescribed medicine |
Proportions of self-medication use |
Proportions of prescribed antibiotic |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
|
Gender | ||||||||
| Boys |
1255 |
14.0 (12.7, 15.3) |
655 |
50.3 (47.1, 53.6) |
688 |
56.4 (53.1, 59.6) |
69 |
9.5 (7.5, 12.0) |
| Girls |
1340 |
14.7 (13.5, 16.1) |
685 |
49.8 (46.1, 53.5) |
772 |
58.8 (55.4, 62.1) |
97 |
13.6 (10.8, 17.0) |
|
Age (years) | ||||||||
| 0 - 2 |
610 |
22.0 (19.9, 24.2) |
416 |
66.1 (61.1, 70.7) |
249 |
42.0 (37.1, 47.0) |
32 |
6.1 (3.9, 9.5) |
| 3 - 6 |
855 |
23.0 (20.9, 25.2) |
473 |
55.4 (51.6, 59.1) |
451 |
52.9 (48.8, 56.9) |
53 |
11.0 (8.1, 14.7) |
| 7 - 10 |
520 |
12.3 (10.8, 14.1) |
223 |
42.4 (37.1, 47.8) |
328 |
63.1 (58.6, 67.4) |
29 |
9.8 (6.2, 15.0) |
| 11 - 13 |
303 |
9.7 (8.3, 11.2) |
118 |
38.9 (33.4, 44.7) |
209 |
69.7 (63.5, 75.3) |
24 |
18.9 (11.6, 29.1) |
| 14 - 17 |
307 |
8.2 (7.1, 9.5) |
110 |
34.2 (27.8, 41.1) |
223 |
73.4 (67.3, 78.7) |
28 |
24.8 (16.8, 35.0) |
|
Region | ||||||||
| East |
834 |
13.3 (11.6, 15.2) |
439 |
52.6 (46.8, 58.4) |
468 |
57.1 (52.3, 61.8) |
70 |
15.0 (11.9, 18.6) |
| West |
1761 |
14.5 (13.3, 15.9) |
901 |
49.6 (46.7, 52.5) |
992 |
57.6 (54.8, 60.5) |
96 |
10.9 (8.9, 13.3) |
|
Immigration background | ||||||||
| Yes |
352 |
12.0 (11.2, 14.4) |
225 |
63.0 (57.2, 68.4) |
150 |
43.3 (38.3, 48.4) |
39 |
18.2 (13.2, 24.5) |
| No |
2229 |
14.6 (13.2, 15.5) |
1108 |
47.7 (44.9, 50.5) |
1305 |
60.2 (57.6, 62.9) |
127 |
10.1 (8.3, 12.2) |
|
Social status | ||||||||
| Low |
683 |
13.8 (12.8, 15.6) |
408 |
57.6 (53.4, 61.7) |
319 |
48.0 (44.0, 52.1) |
53 |
12.3 (9.4, 15.9) |
| Intermediate |
1151 |
13.9 (12.7, 15.2) |
582 |
48.8 (45.1, 52.5) |
669 |
59.7 (56.2, 63.0) |
76 |
13.0 (10.0, 16.7) |
| High |
712 |
16.0 (14.4, 17.6) |
315 |
43.6 (39.6, 47.7) |
456 |
64.4 (60.3, 68.4) |
31 |
8.0 (5.3, 11.9) |
| Total | 2595 | 14.3 (13.2, 15.5) | 1340 | 50.1 (47.5, 52.7) | 1460 | 57.6 (55.0, 60.1) | 166 | 11.6 (9.8, 13.7) |
German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS), 2003–2006.