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Table 1 Healthcare-seeking behaviour by each age group

From: Community-based pathogen-specific incidence of influenza-like illness due to respiratory viruses in South-central Vietnam in 2009–2012: after a pandemic of influenza A viruses

Age group (years)

ILI

Healthcare facility, n (%)

Drugstores

CHC

Polyclinic

Private clinic

Hospital

Other

 < 2

289

114 (39.4)

1 (0.3)

66 (22.8)

115 (39.8)

19 (6.6)

9 (3.1)

2–4

534

253 (47.4)

3 (0.6)

97 (18.2)

205 (38.4)

8 (1.5)

10 (1.9)

5–14

913

611 (66.9)

5 (0.5)

95 (10.4)

174 (19.1)

17 (1.9)

57 (6.2)

15–29

578

463 (80.1)

8 (1.4)

47 (8.1)

62 (10.7)

10 (1.7)

15 (2.6)

30–44

544

433 (79.6)

4 (0.7)

23 (4.2)

70 (12.9)

3 (0.6)

22 (4.0)

45–59

501

413 (82.4)

12 (2.4)

22 (4.4)

49 (9.8)

5 (1.0)

25 (5.0)

60 + 

338

270 (79.9)

4 (1.2)

19 (5.6)

26 (7.7)

8 (2.4)

23 (6.8)

Total

3697

2,557 (69.2)

37 (1.0)

369 (10.0)

701 (19.0)

70(1.9)

161 (4.4)

  1. CHC community health centre. Drugstores include going to a drugstore or taking drugs stocked in their households. A polyclinic is a public clinic, where the consultation fee is basically free for children under 6 years, whereas private clinics offer paid services. Participants reported as “hospital” when they required admission regardless of the length of stay. “Other” included nowhere to go, traditional medicine or herbal medicine