Table 2 History of illness, and access medical services
From: Antibiotic resistance among the Lahu hill tribe people, northern Thailand: a cross-sectional study
Factors | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Total | 240 | 100.0 |
History of illness one-year priora | ||
Urinary tract infection (n = 240) | 163 | 67.9 |
Respiratory tract infection (n = 240) | 135 | 56.3 |
Gastrointestinal tract infection (n = 240) | 81 | 33.8 |
First priority on access a medical care while having health problem | ||
Community health center | 69 | 28.8 |
District hospital | 59 | 24.6 |
Drugstore | 52 | 21.7 |
Village grocery | 39 | 16.3 |
Private clinic | 13 | 5.4 |
Using leftover drugs | 4 | 1.7 |
Using drugs from family member | 3 | 1.3 |
Frequency of antibiotic use 12 months prior (times) | ||
1 | 153 | 63.8 |
2 | 58 | 24.2 |
≥ 3 | 29 | 12.1 |
Source of getting antibioticsa | ||
District hospital (n = 240) | 124 | 51.7 |
Drugstore (n = 240) | 67 | 27.9 |
Private medical clinic (n = 240) | 54 | 22.5 |
Private nurse clinic (n = 240) | 38 | 15.8 |
Health center (n = 240) | 16 | 6.7 |
Tertiary hospital (n = 240) | 10 | 4.2 |
Family member or neighborhood (n = 240) | 2 | 0.8 |
Reasons for taking antibiotica | ||
Wish to get better from an illness (n = 240) | 167 | 69.6 |
Doctor or health care professional prescribed (n = 240) | 151 | 62.9 |
Protect severity of illness (n = 240) | 77 | 32.1 |
Ever receiving information on infectious diseases | ||
No | 64 | 26.7 |
Yes | 176 | 73.3 |
Source of information about infectious disease a | ||
Health care professional (n = 240) | 129 | 53.8 |
Village health volunteer (n = 240) | 74 | 30.8 |
Community leader (n = 240) | 70 | 29.2 |
Television, radio (n = 240) | 66 | 25.5 |
Received information on antibiotic | ||
No | 62 | 25.8 |
Yes | 178 | 74.2 |
Source of information about antibiotica | ||
Health care professional (n = 240) | 150 | 62.5 |
Village health volunteer (n = 240) | 83 | 34.6 |
Community leader announce (n = 240) | 76 | 31.7 |
Television or radio broadcasting (n = 240) | 62 | 25.8 |