Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020
Dispatch
Survey of Parental Use of Antimicrobial Drugs for Common Childhood Infections, China
Leesa Lin, Stephan Harbarth, Xiaomin Wang, and Xudong Zhou
Table
Characteristics of antibiotic prescriptions for children with common childhood illnesses in the previous month, China*
| Study question | Children brought to medical facility, N = 2,478, no. (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children prescribed antibiotics, n = 1,323 [53.39%] |
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| No. (%) | OR | aOR (95% CI)† | p value‡ | |||
| What was the medical facility used when seeking care for your child? (urban/rural) | 0.04 | |||||
| Tertiary hospital | 367 (14.8) | 174 (47.41) | Referent | Referent | ||
| Secondary/county hospital | 1,057 (42.7) | 592 (56.01) | 1.41 (1.11–1.79) | 1.43 (1.11–1.84) | ||
| Community health centers/township hospital | 719 (29.0) | 373 (51.88) | 1.20 (0.93–1.54) | 1.17 (0.90–1.53) | ||
| Private clinics/ village clinics |
335 (13.5) |
184 (54.93) |
1.35 (1.00–1.82) |
1.21 (0.89–1.65) |
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| When seeking care at the medical facility, did you ask the doctor for antibiotics? | <0.0001 | |||||
| No | 2,292 (92.5) | 1,175 (88.81) | Referent | Referent | ||
| Yes | 186 (7.5) | 148 (11.19) | 3.70 (2.57–5.34) | 3.71 (2.56–5.38) | ||
*Bold text indicates a statistically significant difference (p<0.05). aOR, adjusted odds ratio; OR, odds ratio.
†Adjusted for children’s sex and age, urban/rural residence, and province.
‡Determined by likelihood ratio test.
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