Table 3 Frequency of hospital consultation and medicine use by cases of acute gastrointestinal illness (n = 1267) in the 4 weeks prior to interview in China, 2010–2011
From: Burden of self-reported acute gastrointestinal illness in China: a population-based survey
Variable | No. of case (%) |
|---|---|
Sought medical care (n = 1263) |  |
  Yes | 616 (48.8) |
  No | 647 (51.2) |
Submit a stool sample (n = 614) |  |
  Yes | 206 (33.6) |
  No | 408 (66.4) |
Take medicine (n = 1267) |  |
  Yes | 1070 (84.5) |
  No | 197 (15.5) |
Type of medicine (n = 1069)a |  |
  Antibiotics | 630 (58.9) |
  Antidiarrhoeals | 684 (64.0) |
  Analgesics | 49 (4.6) |
  Antipyretics | 22 (2.1) |
  Antacids | 16 (1.5) |
  Other | 41 (3.8) |
  Unknown | 49 (4.6) |
Location of medicine purchase (n = 1069)a |  |
  Family medicine chest | 298 (27.9) |
  Hospitals with prescription | 607 (56.8) |
  Pharmacy | 234 (21.9) |
  Other | 21 (2.0) |