Table 4. Antibiotic use practices (N = 1,830).
| Characteristics | N (weighted) | Past experience taking antibiotics | Purchased antibiotics without a prescription | Stop taking antibiotics when feeling better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (weighted) | % † (estimated) | 95% CI | p-value | n (weighted) | % † (estimated) | 95% CI | p-value | n (weighted) | % † (estimated) | 95% CI | p-value | ||
| Overall | 1,830 | 1,001 | 54.7 | 52.4–57.0 | - | 586 | 58.5 | 55.5–61.6 | - | 625 | 62.5 | 59.4–65.4 | - |
| Gender | |||||||||||||
| female | 974 | 555 | 57.0 | 53.9–60.1 | 0.04 * | 317 | 57.1 | 53.0–61.2 | 0.27 | 360 | 64.8 | 60.8–68.7 | 0.1 |
| male | 856 | 445 | 52.0 | 48.6–55.3 | 269 | 60.4 | 55.8–64.9 | 265 | 59.6 | 54.9–64.0 | |||
| Age group | |||||||||||||
| 18–29 | 588 | 265 | 45.0 | 41.1–49.1 | <0.001 * | 172 | 65.0 | 59.0–70.4 | 0.004 * | 175 | 65.5 | 60.1–71.5 | 0.62 |
| 30–39 | 444 | 257 | 57.8 | 53.2–62.4 | 160 | 62.2 | 56.2–68.0 | 155 | 60.3 | 54.2–66.1 | |||
| 40–49 | 377 | 212 | 56.2 | 51.2–61.2 | 119 | 56.2 | 49.4–62.6 | 129 | 60.8 | 54.1–67.2 | |||
| 50- | 421 | 268 | 63.6 | 59.0–68.1 | 134 | 50.2 | 44.1–55.9 | 166 | 62.1 | 56.0–67.5 | |||
| Urbanity | |||||||||||||
| urban | 603 | 362 | 60.1 | 56.1–63.9 | 0.001 * | 177 | 49.0 | 43.8–54.0 | <0.001 * | 230 | 63.7 | 58.5–68.3 | 0.55 |
| rural | 1,227 | 638 | 52.0 | 49.2–54.8 | 408 | 63.9 | 60.1–67.6 | 395 | 61.9 | 58.1–65.6 | |||
*refer to statistically significance
†row percentage