Treatment regimen | |||||||||
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Variables | Mono-therapyb | Two-drug combinationsb | Three-drug combinationsb | Four(+)-drug combinationsb | Total No. of prescriptionsc | ||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Patient gender | |||||||||
Male | 44 738 | 51.36# | 31 494 | 36.16# | 6 815 | 7.82# | 4 058 | 4.66# | 87 105 |
Female | 50 059 | 54.62 | 31 927 | 34.84 | 6 024 | 6.57 | 3 639 | 3.97 | 91 649 |
Patient age (years) | |||||||||
<55 | 40 357 | 50.67# | 29 784 | 37.39# | 6 130 | 7.70# | 3 380 | 4.24 | 79 651 |
≥55 | 54 440 | 54.93 | 33 637 | 33.94 | 6 709 | 6.77 | 4 317 | 4.36 | 99 103 |
Type of clinical facilityd | |||||||||
Medical center | 16 721 | 48.76# | 12 693 | 37.02 | 3 897 | 11.37# | 978 | 2.85# | 34 289 |
Regional hospital | 14 809 | 49.75# | 10 453 | 35.11# | 3 687 | 12.39# | 819 | 2.75# | 29 768 |
Local hospital | 18 258 | 59.03# | 9 745 | 31.51# | 2 395 | 7.74# | 531 | 1.72# | 30 929 |
Primary care clinic | 44 997 | 53.73 | 30 520 | 36.44 | 2 860 | 3.42 | 5 369 | 6.41 | 83 746 |
Total Nos. | 94 797 | 53.03 | 63 421 | 35.48 | 12 839 | 7.18 | 7 697 | 4.31 | 178 754 |