Antibiotic prescriptions for children younger than 5 years with acute upper respiratory infections in China: a retrospective nationwide claims database study

Table 2 Frequency and proportion of antibiotic prescriptions in visits for various subgroups

	Visits with antibiotics prescribed, n(%)*¹	P value	Visits with injection form prescribed, n(%)*²	P value	Visits with combined antibiotics prescribed, n(%)*³	P value
Total	25,193 (27.1)		6814 (27.0)		1430 (5.7)
Region		P < 0.001		P < 0.001		P < 0.001
East	18,847 (25.6)		4374 (23.2)		861 (4.6)
Central	454 (36.9)		293 (64.5)		45 (9.9)
West	5892 (32.8)		2147 (36.4)		524 (8.9)
City level		P < 0.001		P < 0.001		P = 0.008
Level 1	10,617 (25.8)		2246 (21.2)		598 (5.6)
Level 2	9932 (25.9)		2479 (25.0)		592 (6.0)
Level 3	1976 (29.5)		571 (28.9)		80 (4.0)
Level 4	2668 (39.5)		1518 (56.9)		160 (6.0)
Medical institution		P < 0.001		P < 0.001		P < 0.001
Tertiary hospitals	9104 (25.5)		2242 (24.6)		300 (3.3)
Secondary hospitals	4921 (26.4)		1569 (31.9)		227 (4.6)
Primary care facilities	10,731 (29.2)		2965 (27.6)		894 (8.3)

*¹% for visits with antibiotics prescribed was calculated by dividing the number of visits with antibiotics prescribed by the total number of visits and multiplying by 100; *²% for Visits with injection dosage form prescribed was calculated by dividing the number of visits with injection dosage form prescribed by the total number of visits in which antibiotics were prescribed and multiplying by 100; *³% for Visits with combination antibiotics prescribed was calculated by dividing the number of visits with combination antibiotics prescribed by the total number of visits in which antibiotics were prescribed and multiplying by 100;

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