Table 4.
Number, class and type of antibiotics prescribed among children aged 2–14 with URI stratified by payment method in rural Guangxi, China (2014).
| With insurance copayment | Fully out-of-pocket | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total URI prescriptions | 2871 | 4042 | 6913 |
| Average prescription fee (USD)* | 4 (±3) | 5 (±5) | 4 (±4) |
| < 8 | 2591 (90) | 3508 (87) | 6099 (88) |
| 8–32 | 278 (10) | 520 (13) | 798 (12) |
| > 32 | 2 (< 0.1) | 14 (< 1) | 16 (< 1) |
| Prescriptions with antibiotics* | 436 (15) | 916 (23) | 1352 (20) |
| No. of antibiotics prescribed | |||
| 1 | 396 (91) | 831 (91) | 1227 (91) |
| 2 | 36 (8) | 84 (9) | 120 (9) |
| ≥ 3 | 4 (1) | 1 (< 0.1) | 5 (< 0.1) |
| Spectrum category of antibiotics*** | |||
| Narrow-spectrum only | 153 (35) | 409 (45) | 562 (42) |
| Including broad-spectrum | 283 (65) | 507 (55) | 790 (58) |
| Prescription type | |||
| Oral antibiotics only | 268 (62) | 525 (57) | 793 (59) |
| Including injectable | 168 (38) | 391 (43) | 559 (41) |
Notes: Data are n (%) or mean (± standard deviation). T-test or chi-square test was used to find the statistical difference between payment method groups: *p < 0.001; ***p < 0.01.