Table 1. Main characteristics of the population and frequency of antibiotic consumption, adjusted for the complex sampling design. Metropolitan Region of Manaus, 2015 (n = 4,001) .
| Characteristics | Population | Antibiotic consumption | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1,888 | 47.2 | 47 | 2.5 |
| Female | 2,133 | 52.8 | 89 | 4.2 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18-24 | 838 | 20.9 | 28 | 3.4 |
| 25-34 | 1,152 | 28.8 | 44 | 3.8 |
| 35-44 | 843 | 21.1 | 31 | 3.7 |
| 45-59 | 772 | 19.3 | 22 | 2.9 |
| 60 and over | 396 | 9.9 | 11 | 2.8 |
| Social class | ||||
| A/B | 269 | 15.7 | 15 | 2.4 |
| C | 2,285 | 57.1 | 77 | 3.4 |
| D/E | 1,087 | 27.1 | 44 | 4.1 |
| Education | ||||
| Higher education or above | 158 | 4.0 | 7 | 2.5 |
| High school | 1,903 | 47.5 | 74 | 3.9 |
| Elementary school | 649 | 16.2 | 14 | 2.6 |
| Less than elementary school | 1,291 | 32.3 | 41 | 3.2 |
| Health status | ||||
| Good | 2,646 | 66.1 | 75 | 2.8 |
| Fair | 1,108 | 27.7 | 15 | 4.6 |
| Poor | 247 | 6.2 | 10 | 4.0 |
| Healthcare service use over the last 15 days | ||||
| Did not use | 3,163 | 79.0 | 104 | 3.3 |
| Used | 838 | 21.0 | 32 | 3.8 |