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Table 2 Proportion of antibiotic use among children who developed clinical symptoms within the last 30 days (n = 203)

From: Use of antibiotics for common illnesses among children aged under 5 years in a rural community in Indonesia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Antibiotic use

Total

Verified

Overall

n

n (%)

n (%)

Total

203

92 (45.3)

100 (49.3)

Health facility visit

 Visited

186

90 (48.4)

98 (52.7)

 Did not visit

17

2 (11.8)

2 (11.8)

Symptoms††

 R + D + F

37

22 (59.5)

23 (62.2)

 R + D

2

1 (50.0)

1 (50.0)

 R + F

100

46 (46.0)

48 (48.0)

 R

20

5 (25.0)

6 (30.0)

 D + F

4

2 (50.0)

2 (50.0)

 D

4

1 (25.0)

1 (25.0)

 F

36

15 (41.7)

19 (52.8)

Age

  < 1 year

35

19 (54.3)

21 (60.0)

  1 year

23

11 (47.8)

13 (56.5)

  2 years

54

22 (40.7)

24 (44.4)

  3 years

32

17 (53.1)

18 (56.3)

  4 years

59

23 (39.0)

24 (40.7)

  1. Overall antibiotic use is a combination of verified and possible antibiotic use
  2. ††R Respiratory symptoms (cough or difficulty of breathing), D Diarrhea (frequent loose or liquid stool). F Fever (fever or feverish)