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Table 2 Prevalence of health utilization method by demographic characteristic

From: Under-utilization of health care services for infectious diseases syndromes in rural Azerbaijan: A cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Antibiotic Use

% (95% CI)

Missed Work

% (95% CI)

Physician

% (95% CI)

None

% (95% CI)

Age

    

   18-34

16.2 (11.9-21.3)

3.8 (1.8-6.8)

0.7 (0.1-2.7)

81.8 (76.4-86.4)

   35-49

20.7 (16.2-25.8)

3.0 (1.5-5.7)

2.3 (1.0-4.9)

75.5 (70.1-80.4)

   50-64

22.1 (15.1-30.5)

3.8 (1.3-8.7)

0 (0-2.8)

75.8 (67.2-83.2)

   ≥65

21.5 (13.1-32.2)

2.2 (0.3-7.8)

0 (0-4.0)

76.3 (65.2-85.3)

Gender

    

   Male

17.8 (13.9-22.4)

2.3 (1.1-4.7)

0.9 (0.2-2.7)

80.3 (75.6-84.5)

   Female

20.8 (17.0-25.1)

4.3 (2.7-6.7)

1.6 (0.7-3.3)

75.6 (71.1-79.7)

Ethnicity

    

   Azerbaijani

19.9 (16.7-23.4)

3.4 (2.1-5.2)

0.8 (0.3-2.1)

78.0 (74.3-81.3)

   Lezgi

18.1 (12.7-24.6)

3.6 (1.5-7.3)

2.5 (0.8-5.8)

76.8 (69.7-82.9)

Education

    

   None

22.6 (9.6-41.1)

5.7 (0.7-19.2)

0 (0-10.0)

75.9 (56.5-89.7)

   Middle School

19.0 (16.1-22.4)

3.3 (2.1-5.0)

1.2 (0.6-2.5)

78.1 (74.5-81.3)

   High School

18.3 (10.1-29.3)

2.7 (0.3-9.4)

2.7 (0.3-9.4)

77.1 (65.6-86.3)

   >High School

24.2 (11.1-42.3)

5.4 (0.7-18.2)

0 (0-9.5)

75.8 (57.7-88.9)

Home size

    

   1-3 people

24.0 (15.8-33.7)

3.7 (1.0-9.1)

0.9 (0-5.0)

72.6 (62.5-81.3)

   4-6 people

18.8 (15.3-22.7)

3.2 (1.8-5.3)

1.3 (0.5-2.9)

78.6 (74.4-82.3)

   ≥7 people

18.9 (13.7-25.1)

3.9 (1.7-7.5)

1.4 (0.3-4.2)

78.1 (71.6-83.8)

Region

    

   Guba

34.3 (27.9-41.1)*

8.0 (4.7-12.5)

2.4 (0.8-5.4)

61.5 (54.4-68.2)

   Gusar

17.2 (11.0-25.1)

4.2 (1.6-8.9)

2.1 (0.4-5.9)

75.0 (66.1-82.6)

   Xachmaz

12.6 (9.6-16.3)

0.9 (0.3-2.5)*

0.5 (0.1-1.8)

86.7 (83.0-89.8)*

Total

19.4 (16.7-22.5)

3.4 (2.3-5.0)

1.3 (0.6-2.4)

77.7 (74.5-80.7)

  1. *Significant difference between groups, bivariate analysis (p < 0.05).