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Table 3 Health care services use among customers in drug retailer outlets in Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2016

From: Non-prescribed antimicrobial use and associated factors among customers in drug retail outlet in Central Zone of Tigray, northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Health Care Services Use

Antimicrobial use

Prescribed,

n (%)

Non-prescribed,

n (%)

Total

n (%)

Ever used modern health care services

 No

41 (9.9)

41 (11.2)

82 (10.6)

 Yes

372 (90.1)

326 (88.8)

698 (89.4)

Place of receiving modern health care services

 Public health facilities

185 (49.7)

175 (53.7)

358 (51.3)

 Private pharmacy/drug store

160 (43.0)

135 (41.3)

295 (42.3)

 Othersa

29 (7.8)

16 (4.9)

45 (6.4)

Distance of health facility from home

 Within 5 km radius

362 (87.7)

305 (83.1)

667 (85.5)

 Far from 5 km radius

51 (12.3)

62 (16.9)

113 (14.5)

Self perceived of waiting time in health care facilities

 Fast

119 (28.8)

67 (18.3)

186 (23.8)

 Moderate

202 (48.9)

183 (49.9)

385 (49.4)

 Delay

92 (22.3)

117 (31.9)

209 (26.8)

  1. Othersa: Private clinic, NGO