BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 2 Healthcare seeking behaviors among children with influenza-like illness (ILI) from healthcare utilization surveys in Suzhou, China, 2012–2014

From: Influenza-associated outpatient visits among children less than 5 years of age in eastern China, 2011–2014

	Municipal districts^a							Counties^a
	No. total enrolled	ILI in preceding one month^b		Sought care for ILI^c		Sought care at SCH^d		No. total enrolled	ILI in preceding one month^b		Sought care for ILI^c		Sought care at SCH^d
		n	%	n	%	n	%^c		n	%	n	%	n	%
Gender
Male	3364	264	7.8	223	84.5	103	46.2	3137	183	5.8	145	79.2	7	4.8
Female	3067	211	6.9	178	84.4	72	40.4	2934	167	5.7	132	79.0	10	7.6
Age
0- < 6m	587	19	3.2	14	73.7	9	64.3	573	13	2.3	8	61.5	0	0.0
6- < 12m	976	77	7.9	69	89.6	43	62.3	860	44	5.1	33	75.0	1	3.0
12- < 24m	1555	129	8.3	112	86.8	49	43.8	1375	65	4.7	55	84.6	3	5.5
24- < 36m	1226	91	7.4	73	80.2	31	42.5	1133	70	6.2	55	78.6	4	7.3
36- < 48m	1095	98	8.9	84	85.7	30	35.7	1092	89	8.2	65	73.0	5	7.7
48- < 60m	992	61	6.1	49	80.3	13	26.5	1038	69	6.6	61	88.4	4	6.6
Total	6431	475	7.4	401	84.4	175	43.6	6071	350	5.8	277	79.1	17	6.1

^aMunicipal district comprises Gusu district, New and High-tech district, Wuzhong district, Xiangcheng district and Industrial Park. Counties include Changshu, Taicang, Zhangjiagang, Wujiang and Kunshan. (Fig. 1)
^bNumber of children identified as having symptoms of ILI in the one month prior to the HUS interview with their parent or guardian
^cAmong those with ILI in the past one month
^dAmong those with ILI who sought care in the past one month. (SCH = Suzhou University Affiliated Children’s Hospital)

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