Factor | URTI | Tonsillitis | Otitis media | |||
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Children with an acute URTI prescribed antibiotic, % | Receiving amoxicillin or penicillin V, of those prescribed an antibiotic, % | Children with acute tonsillitis prescribed antibiotic, % | Receiving penicillin V, of those prescribed an antibiotic, % | Children with otitis media prescribed antibiotic, % | Receiving amoxicillin, of those prescribed an antibiotic, % | |
Level of deprivation | ||||||
1 (Most deprived) | 9.24 | 60.78 | 68.25 | 58.14 | 68.75 | 92.05 |
2 | 6.36 | 65.63 | 65.82 | 71.15 | 60.63 | 90.91 |
3 | 10.60 | 66.67 | 70.31 | 68.89 | 70.00 | 94.51 |
4 | 10.34 | 72.97 | 67.39 | 70.97 | 67.97 | 87.36 |
5 (Least deprived) | 12.14 | 59.52 | 83.33 | 71.43 | 80.34 | 94.41 |
P-valuea | 0.038 | 0.809 | 0.027 | 0.247 | 0.005 | 0.699 |
Age, years | ||||||
0 | 8.26 | 63.64 | 62.50 | 86.67 | 75.00 | 94.87 |
1 | 8.30 | 68.89 | 59.09 | 69.23 | 65.61 | 91.94 |
2 | 9.44 | 56.41 | 72.41 | 59.52 | 77.10 | 89.11 |
3 | 10.65 | 70.73 | 74.00 | 68.92 | 67.11 | 93.14 |
4 | 13.36 | 65.71 | 80.00 | 69.44 | 71.31 | 91.95 |
P-valuea | 0.013 | 0.791 | 0.004 | 0.638 | 0.838 | 0.680 |
Ethnic group | ||||||
White | 28.22 | 65.38 | 73.08 | 68.90 | 73.08 | 68.90 |
Non- white | 18.06 | 63.64 | 63.46 | 66.67 | 63.46 | 66.67 |
P-valueb | 0.049 | 0.847 | 0.158 | 0.798 | 0.096 | 0.595 |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 9.67 | 70.91 | 75.82 | 70.29 | 69.69 | 92.68 |
Female | 9.29 | 59.05 | 66.67 | 66.35 | 71.30 | 91.46 |
P-valueb | 0.761 | 0.069 | 0.063 | 0.514 | 0.640 | 0.617 |
Site type | ||||||
GP surgery | 9.57 | 67.76 | 71.34 | 68.04 | 70.07 | 91.75 |
Emergency department | 7.41 | 75.00 | 75.00 | 71.43 | 80.00 | 100.00 |
Walk-in clinic | 5.26 | 100.00 | 66.67 | 100.00 | 87.50 | 100.00 |
P-valueb | 0.711 | 0.698 | 0.921 | 0.167 | 0.402 | 0.448 |