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Table 4 Place of acquisition of antibiotics in relation to wealth quarters

From: Access to health care in relation to socioeconomic status in the Amazonian area of Peru

 

Place of antibiotic acquisition in Yurimaguas

Place of antibiotic acquisition in Moyobamba

 

Public pharmacy

Private pharmacy

Market place

Free of charge through insurance

Other

Total

Public pharmacy

Private pharmacy

Market place

Free of charge through insurance

Other

Total

Poorest (Q1)

2(6%)

3 (9%)

5 (15%)

22 (65%)

-

32

8 (29%)

5 (18%)

1 (4%)

13 (46%)

1 (4%)

28

Q2

5 (10%)

7 (14%)

3 (6%)

33 (66%)

1 (2%)

49

3 (7%)

15 (38%)

4 (10%)

17(43%)

1 (3%)

40

Q3

7 (19%)

11 (31%)

1 (3%)

15(42%)

1 (3%)

35

7 (17%)

12 (29%)

2 (5%)

19 (45%)

2 (4%)

42

Least poor (Q4)

9 (24%)

8 (21%)

1 (3%)

19 (40%)

1 (3%)

38

10 (25%)

5 (13%)

-

23 (58%)

2 (6%)

40

Total

23

29

10

89

3

154

28

37

7

72

6

150

  1. Wealth quarters were defined by principal component analysis (PCA). Quartile 1 (Q1) represents the poorest quartile of the study sample (the relatively poorest caregivers), quartile 2 (Q2) the second poorest, quartile 3 (Q3) the second least poor quartile and quarter 4 (Q4) the least poor quartile. Number of children stated per place of provision, percent of total number of children per quartile and community shown in parentheses. Chi-square tests have been used to assess differences between two poorest (Q1 and Q2) and two least poor (Q3 and Q4) strata. Significant difference between strata for antibiotic acquisition from pharmacies was found for Yurimaguas (p < 0.05) but not for Moyobamba.