Volume 9, Number 9—September 2003
Research
Antibiotic Use in Hispanic Households, New York City
Table 1
Characteristics of 2,743 Hispanic household members
Characteristic | Survey 1 Jan. 4, 1999 (%) | Survey 2 Oct. 2000–Feb. 2001 (%) | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Sex
Female
Male
Unknown |
914 (57.6)
672 (42.4) |
629 (54.4)
528 (45.6) |
1543 (56.3)
1200 (43.7)
0 |
Age (y)
0–5
6–10
11–19
20–35
36–45
46–60
>60
Unknown |
405 (25.6)
228 (14.4)
208 (13.1)
414 (26.1)
196 (12.4)
111 (7.0)
23 (1.7)
1 (0.06) |
347 (30.0)
130 (11.2)
119 (10.3)
335 (29.0)
137 (11.8)
69 (6.0)
20 (1.7)
0 |
752 (27.4)
358 (13.1)
327 (11.9)
749 (17.3)
333 (12.1)
180 (6.6)
43 (1.6)
1 (0.04) |
Country of birth
United States
Outside United States
Unknown |
687(43.3)
899 (56.7) |
530 (46.0)
621 (54.0) |
1217 (44.5)
1520 (55.5)
6 ( 0.2) |
Health statusa
Excellent or good
Fair or poor
Unknown |
1259 (79.4)
326 (20.6) |
953 (83.2)
193 (16.8) |
2212 (80.6)
519 (18.9)
12 ( 0.4) |
Chronic illnessa
Yes
No
Unknown |
248 (15.6%)
1338 (84.4%) |
133 (11.9%)
984 (88.8%) |
381 (14.1)
2322 (85.9)
0 |
Time spent outside the home/week a
40+ hours/week
20–40 hours/week
<20 hours/week
Unknown |
469 (29.6)
508 (32.1)
607 (38.3) |
497 (43.1)
302 (26.2)
355 (30.8) |
955 (35.3)
810 (29.5)
962 (35.1)
16 (0.6) |
Prevalence of infectious disease symptoms in previous 30 days
Cougha
Runny nosea
Sore throat (only in age ≥3 y)a
Fevera
Vomitinga
Diarrheaa
Skin infectiona
Total symptoms |
371 (24.6)
369 (24.5)
273 (18.1)
205 (13.6)
134 (8.9)
102 (6.8)
54 (3.6)
1,508 |
150 (31.6)
142 (29.9)
61 (12.8)
49 (10.3)
39 (8.2)
32 (6.7)
2 (0.4)
475 |
521 (26.3)
511 (25.8)
334 (16.8)
254 (12.8)
173 ( 8.7)
134 (6.6)
56 ( 2.8)
1,983 |
Persons with at least one symptoma |
662/1,586 (41.7) |
249/1,157 (21.5) |
911/2,743 (33.2) |
If symptoms present
Sought medical attention for symptomsa |
353 (53.3) |
88 (35.3) |
441 (48.4) |
Received some treatmenta |
345 (52.1) |
41 (16.5) |
387 (42.5) |
Took antibioticsa | 257 (38.8) | 97 (49.5) | 354 (38.9) |
aSignificantly different between two survey periods chi square, all p<0.01.