Table 1 Characteristics and cost of acute respiratory infection among persons with non-medically attended acute respiratory illness, August 2012-March 2013, Faridabad district, India, N = 259
From: The cost of acute respiratory infections in Northern India: a multi-site study
|  | <=5 years | 6- 17 years | 18 to 64 years | > = 65 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 88 | n = 70 | n = 80 | n = 21 | |
Male | 48 (55%) | 37 (53%) | 15 (19%) | 9 (43%) |
Unemployed/dependent | - | - | 2 (3%) | 9 (43%) |
Pharmacy consultation 1 | 25 (28%) | 21 (30%) | 17 (21%) | 4 (19%) |
Purchased medication 2 | 11 (13%) | 6 (9%) | 9 (11%) | 3 (14%) |
Median days with symptoms (IQR) | 7 days | 7 days | 8 days | 9 days |
(4-9 days) | (6-10 days) | (6-10 days) | (8-10 days) | |
Median cost of medications (IQR) | US$ 1.1 | US$1.3 | US$1.3 | US$1.1 |
($0.6-$1.9) | ($1.3-$1.6) | ($0.9-$2.4) | ($0.4-$1.3) |