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Table 3 Factors associated with the prescription of antibiotics, antivirals and systemic steroids.

From: Evaluation of a pilot cooperative medical scheme in rural China: impact on gender patterns of health care utilization and prescription practices

 

Antibiotics

Antivirals

Steroids

Factor

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Level

Village

1

-

1

 

1

-

Township health centre

0.74

0.71 - 0.77

0.62

0.58 - 0.66

0.54

0.50 - 0.58

Period

      

Before

1

-

1

-

1

-

During

1.07

1.02 - 1.12

1.50

1.36 - 1.65

1.30

1.19 - 1.41

After

1.11

1.06 - 1.16

1.87

1.71 - 2.05

1.16

1.07 - 1.26

Township

      

Intervention

1

-

1

 

1

-

Comparison2

0.84

0.77 - 0.91

0.37

0.33 - 0.43

1.94

1.64 - 2.30

Comparison3

1.90

1.74 - 2.08

0.82

0.71 - 0.93

2.02

1.70 - 2.40

Interaction-during

      

Other

1

-

1

-

1

-

Interventionsite*interventionperiod

1.74

1.58 - 1.92

0.74

0.64 - 0.87

1.96

1.64 - 2.35

Interaction-post

      

Other

1

-

1

-

1

-

Interventionsite*post-interventionperiod

1.80

1.63 - 1.98

0.38

0.33 - 0.44

2.23

1.87 - 2.67

Diagnosis/Symptom

      

A11(resp)

4.12

3.96 - 4.30

5.74

5.37 - 6.13

3.38

3.17 - 3.60

A12(digest)

2.48

2.36 - 2.62

1.06

0.94 - 1.18

1.21

1.09 - 1.34

A15(skin)

1.25

1.18 - 1.34

2.02

1.80 - 2.27

3.43

3.12 - 3.77

A131(femrepro)

0.88

0.80 - 0.96

0.20

0.13 - 0.32

0.24

0.17 - 0.34

A19(injury)

2.87

2.66 - 3.09

0.70

0.57 - 0.85

1.45

1.26 - 1.67

B8(general)

1.03

0.99 - 1.0

1.50

1.39 - 1.61

3.03

2.84 - 3.23

B2(digest & abd)

0.88

0.83 - 0.92

0.46

0.40 - 0.53

0.50

0.44 - 0.57

B1(resp & cardio)

2.66

2.53 - 2.80

1.37

1.24 - 1.51

1.12

1.02 - 1.23

Gender

      

Male

1

-

1

-

1

 

Female

0.94

0.91 - 0.97

0.98

0.98 - 1.02

0.96

0.92 - 1.01

Age(years)

      

> 5

1

-

1

-

1

-

5 > 14

0.98

0.93 - 1.04

0.80

0.75 - 0.86

1.19

1.09 - 1.29

5 > 24

0.84

0.79 - 0.90

0.62

0.56 - 0.68

1.45

1.03 - 1.28

25 > 34

0.68

0.64 - 0.72

0.40

0.36 - 0.45

1.15

1.06 - 1.28

35 > 44

0.64

0.61 - 0.68

0.39

0.35 - 0.43

1.12

1.01 - 1.24

45 > 54

0.54

0.51 - 0.58

0.40

0.37 - 0.45

1.20

1.08 - 1.32

55 > 64

0.49

0.46 - 0.53

0.42

0.38 - 0.46

1.24

1.11 - 1.37

65+

0.46

0.43 - 0.49

0.32

0.29 - 0.36

1.19

1.08 - 1.32

"adult"

0.52

0.46 - 0.59

0.36

0.30 - 0.44

2.60

2.26 - 3.07

unknown

0.72

0.61 - 0.83

0.47

0.38 - 0.59

0.87

0.68 - 1.14

  1. Village clinics or outpatients at a THC: those with medical treatments only.