Table 3.
Reported use of prescribed antimicrobials for common infections following help-seeking from a medical doctor
| Antimicrobial use | ARTIs* (n=1319) | GTIs† (n=118) | UTIs† (n=56) | |||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| (1) Respondents with clear memory of receiving prescribed oral antimicrobials (Q2.7, Q2.25 and Q2.41) | ||||||
| Yes | 638 | 72.7 | 34 | 49.3 | 32 | 74.4 |
| No | 240 | 27.3 | 33 | 50.7 | 11 | 25.6 |
| Not clear | 409 | NA | 43 | NA | 12 | NA |
| Not stated | 32 | NA | 8 | NA | 1 | NA |
| (2) Respondents with clear memory of receiving an intravenous antimicrobial (Q2.10, Q2.27 and Q2.43) | ||||||
| Yes | 705 | 54.7 | 48 | 42.5 | 12 | 22.6 |
| No | 584 | 45.3 | 65 | 57.5 | 41 | 77.4 |
| Not clear | 17 | NA | 3 | NA | 3 | NA |
| Not stated | 13 | NA | 2 | NA | 0 | NA |
| (3) Respondents with clear memory of receiving oral/intravenous antimicrobials (Q2.7, Q2.10, Q2.25 Q2.27, Q2.41 and Q2.43) | ||||||
| Yes | 1051 | 94.5 | 67 | 81.7 | 38 | 70.4 |
| No | 61 | 5.5 | 15 | 18.3 | 16 | 29.6 |
| Not clear | 197 | NA | 32 | NA | 1 | NA |
| Not stated | 10 | NA | 4 | NA | 1 | NA |
| (4) Prescribed oral/intravenous antimicrobials by days after onset of symptoms when the first professional service seeking took place‡ (Q2.6, Q2.7, Q2.10, Q2.24, Q2.25 Q2.27, Q2.40, Q2.41 and Q2.43) | ||||||
| Day 1 | 178 | 91.8 | 20 | 80.0 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Day 2 | 383 | 93.9 | 27 | 79.4 | 14 | 77.8 |
| Day 3 | 286 | 96.0 | 8 | 88.9 | 8 | 66.7 |
| Day 4+ | 189 | 95.9 | 12 | 85.7 | 13 | 76.5 |
| Not stated | 15 | NA | 0 | NA | 2 | NA |
*Most recent episode within the past 12 months.
†Episode within the past 3 months.
‡Includes only those who stated ‘yes’ to clearly remembering receiving oral or intravenous antimicrobials or both; oral/intravenous antimicrobials mean oral or intravenous antimicrobials or both.
ARTI, acute respiratory tract infection; GTI, gastrointestinal tract infection; NA, not applicable; Q plus a number, the reference number of question used in the questionnaire; UTI, urinary tract infection.