Table 3 |
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Patterns of self medication with antibiotics among people in Yogyakarta City Indonesia |
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Patterns of self medication with antibiotics |
Number (n: 41) |
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1. What were the names of the antibiotics you used in the last month? |
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Amoxicillin |
32 |
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Ampicillin |
4 |
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Others (e.g.: fradiomycin-gramicidin, ciprofloxacin, tetracycline) |
5 |
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2. What were the health problems/symptoms that you used these antibiotics to treat? |
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Common-cold, cough, sore throat |
13 |
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Headache |
8 |
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Itching |
5 |
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Toothache |
5 |
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Fever |
5 |
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Others (stomach pain, ear pain, post partum) |
5 |
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3. Had you used these antibiotics previously? |
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Yes |
33 |
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No |
8 |
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4. Where did you obtain these antibiotics? |
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Purchased the antibiotics without prescriptions |
29 |
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Combination of purchased them without prescriptions and leftovers |
5 |
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Combination of purchased them without prescriptions, leftovers, and obtaining from family or friends. |
7 |
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5. If you purchased the antibiotics without prescription, where did you purchase them? |
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Pharmacies |
26 |
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Combination of pharmacies, drug stores, and kiosks |
8 |
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Kiosks |
5 |
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Drug stores |
2 |
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6. How did you know about these antibiotics? (sources of information about antibiotics) |
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Physician, pharmacist |
21 |
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Friends, Relatives |
13 |
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Combination of pharmacist, pharmacy assistant, drug store owners, and health professionals at primary health care |
4 |
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Magazine, advertising, brochure |
2 |
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Past experiences |
1 |
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7. What was the cost of these antibiotics? |
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Less than $ 0.5 |
12 |
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Free (obtained from relatives/friends; leftovers) |
11 |
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$ 0.5 to $ 1 |
9 |
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$ 1 to $ 3 |
8 |
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More than $ 3 Note: US $ 1 ~ Rp. 10,000 (Indonesian currency) |
1 |
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8. How many days did you use this antibiotics? |
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One day to two days, if necessary |
15 |
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Three to seven days |
20 |
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More than seven days |
6 |
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9. What were your reasons to use these antibiotics to treat your health problems/symptoms with the non-prescribed antibiotics? |
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Previous successful experiences |
24 |
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Saving time |
5 |
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Saving money |
5 |
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Others (easier, doctors tend to prescribe the same antibiotic, recommended by health professionals) |
7 |
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Widayati et al. BMC Research Notes 2011 4:491 doi:10.1186/1756-0500-4-491 |
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