Table 3.
Source and use of antibiotics by respondents to an online survey on antibiotic resistance administered by the National 12320 Health Hotline management office, China, April 12 to May 7, 2019. Excludes respondents who reported never taking antibiotics (n = 140)
| Characteristics | Where did respondent obtain antibiotics when last used? | When did respondent stop taking antibiotics? | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital N (%) |
Pharmacies N (%) |
Saved from before N (%) |
Family or Friend N (%) |
Internet N (%) |
Do not recall N (%) |
As Directed N (%) |
Feeling Better N (%) |
Do Not Recall N (%) |
|
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 498 (54) | 289 (31) | 78 (9) | 19 (2) | 4 (< 1) | 34 (4) | 497 (54) | 396 (43) | 29 (3) |
| Female | 992 (58) | 444 (26) | 168 (10) | 26 (2) | 3 (< 1) | 78 (5) | 956 (56) | 719 (42) | 36 (2) |
| Age | |||||||||
| 16–24 | 68 (56) | 43 (32) | 5 (4) | 5 (4) | 1 (< 1) | 12 (9) | 74 (55) | 56 (42) | 4 (3) |
| 25–44 | 1049 (58) | 551 (30) | 175 (10) | 26 (1) | 5 (< 1) | 72 (4) | 1030 (55) | 798 (42) | 50 (3) |
| 45–64 | 322 (61) | 130 (24) | 61 (11) | 14 (3) | 1 (< 1) | 25 (5) | 310 (56) | 233 (42) | 10 (2) |
| ≥65 | 51 (79) | 9 (13) | 5 (7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (4) | 39 (57) | 28 (41) | 1 (2) |
| Provinces | |||||||||
| Eastern | 1247 (60) | 507 (24) | 202 (10) | 36 (2) | 5 (< 1) | 81 (4) | 1147 (55) | 881 (42) | 50 (3) |
| Central | 144 (43) | 141 (42) | 27 (8) | 5 (2) | 1 (< 1) | 19 (6) | 188 (56) | 139 (41) | 10 (3) |
| Western | 99 (45) | 85 (39) | 17 (8) | 4 (2) | 1 (< 1) | 12 (6) | 118 (54) | 95 (44) | 5 (2) |
| Place of Residence | |||||||||
| Urban | 1133 (57) | 549 (28) | 199 (10) | 33 (2) | 7 (< 1) | 76 (4) | 1114 (56) | 841 (42) | 42 (2) |
| Sub-urban | 277 (57) | 138 (28) | 38 (8) | 8 (2) | 0 (0) | 26 (5) | 262 (54) | 207 (42) | 18 (4) |
| Rural | 80 (54) | 46 (31) | 9 (6) | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | 10 (7) | 77 (52) | 67 (45) | 5 (3) |
| Education | |||||||||
| Less than High School | 77 (53) | 50 (35) | 5 (3) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 10 (7) | 64 (44) | 72 (50) | 9 (6) |
| High School Graduate | 175 (54) | 98 (30) | 23 (7) | 7 (2) | 0 (0) | 20 (6) | 168 (52) | 145 (45) | 10 (3) |
| Some Junior College | 336 (51) | 203 (31) | 78 (12) | 12 (2) | 3 (< 1) | 33 (5) | 342 (51) | 307 (46) | 16 (2) |
| Some Undergraduate | 746 (61) | 321 (26) | 106 (9) | 18 (2) | 3 (< 1) | 39 (3) | 708 (57) | 500 (41) | 25 (2) |
| Some Graduate | 156 (58) | 61 (23) | 34 (13) | 5 (2) | 1 (< 1) | 10 (4) | 171 (64) | 91 (34) | 5 (2) |
| Total | 1490 (57) | 733 (28) | 246 (9) | 45 (2) | 7 (< 1) | 112 (4) | 1453 (55) | 1115 (42) | 65 (2) |