Table 1.
General characteristics of prescriptions among children aged 2–14 with URI stratified by health facility level in Guangxi, rural China (2014).
| County hospital | Township hospital | Village clinic | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total URI prescriptions | 8166 | 877 | 297 | 9340 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 4769 (58) | 491 (56) | 156 (53) | 5416 (58) |
| Female | 3397 (42) | 386 (44) | 141 (48) | 3924 (42) |
| Age group* | ||||
| 2–5 | 6499 (80) | 479 (55) | 139 (47) | 7117 (76) |
| 6–14 | 1667 (20) | 396 (45) | 158 (53) | 2223 (24) |
| Diagnosesa* | ||||
| J00 | 45 (< 1) | 401 (46) | 23 (8) | 469 (5) |
| J01 | 3 (< 1) | 0 | 0 | 3 (< 1) |
| J02 | 140 (2) | 45 (5) | 6 (2) | 191 (2) |
| J03 | 17 (< 1) | 59 (7) | 16 (5) | 92 (1) |
| J05 | 0 | 1 (< 1) | 0 | 1 (< 1) |
| J06 | 7961 (98) | 371 (42) | 252 (85) | 8584 (92) |
| Payment method* | ||||
| With insurance copayment | 2354 (29) | 285 (32) | 232 (78) | 2871 (31) |
| Fully out-of-pocket | 3478 (43) | 561 (64) | 3 (1) | 4042 (43) |
| Unknown | 2334 (28) | 31 (4) | 62 (21) | 2427 (26) |
| Average number of medicines* | 6 (±5) | 3 (±2) | 2 (±1) | 5 (±5) |
| Average prescription fee (USD)* | 15 (±34) | 4 (±3) | 2 (±1) | 14 (±5) |
| < 8 | 5570 (68) | 761 (87) | 295 (99) | 6626 (71) |
| 8–32 | 1560 (19) | 116 (13) | 2 (1) | 1678 (18) |
| > 32 | 1036 (13) | 0 | 0 | 1036 (11) |
| Date of prescriptionb** | ||||
| Working days | 5683 (70) | 521 (70) | 192 (77) | 6396 (70) |
| Weekends | 2483 (30) | 222 (30) | 56 (23) | 2761 (30) |
Notes: Data are n (%) or mean (± standard deviation). ANOVA or chi-square test was used to find the statistical difference among health facilities of three levels: *p < 0.001; **p < 0.05.
J00 = Acute nasopharyngitis (common cold); J01 = Acute sinusitis; J02 = Acute pharyngitis; J03 = Acute tonsillitis; J05 = Acute obstructive laryngitis (croup) and epiglottitis; J06 = Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites.
Missing values were excluded for proportion calculations: 134 (15.3%) and 49 (16.5%) missing values in township hospitals and village clinics for date of prescription.