Table 1 Small area variations (by postal codes) in the proportion of children and adolescents with prescriptions of antibiotics in the northern Netherlands and north-west Germany (with 95 % CI), by sex
Region/postal code (number of children included) | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Netherlands | |||
95, 96 (n = 10,439) | 31.6 % (30.3–32.9) | 34.7 % (33.4–36.0) | 33.2 % (32.3–34.1) |
90, 91, 99 (n = 649) | 27.7 % (23.0–32.8) | 26.1 % (21.3–31.4) | 27.0 % (23.6–30.6) |
92, 98 (n = 1,898) | 36.2 % (33.2–39.4) | 36.6 % (33.5–39.8) | 36.4 % (34.2–38.6) |
93 (n = 868) | 28.0 % (23.9–32.5) | 28.0 % (23.8–32.5) | 28.0 % (25.0–31.1) |
94 (n = 2,154) | 28.0 % (25.3–30.8) | 29.2 % (26.5–31.9) | 28.6 % (26.7–30.6) |
97 (n = 20,739) | 26.7 % (25.8–27.6) | 28.9 % (28.0–29.8) | 27.8 % (27.2–28.4) |
Germany | |||
261 (n = 4,028) | 35.3 % (33.2–37.4) | 34.9 % (32.8–37.0) | 35.1 % (33.6–36.6) |
262 (n = 988) | 35.0 % (30.8–39.3) | 42.1 % (37.6–46.6) | 38.5 % (35.4–41.6) |
263 (n = 1,744) | 31.9 % (28.8–35.1) | 38.4 % (35.2–41.7) | 35.1 % (32.9–37.4) |
264 (n = 1,959) | 36.5 % (33.5–39.6) | 34.9 % (31.8–37.9) | 35.7 % (33.6–37.8) |
265 (n = 1,102) | 40.8 % (36.7–45.1) | 41.4 % (37.2–45.6) | 41.1 % (38.2–44.1) |
266 (n = 2,476) | 38.5 % (35.8–41.2) | 40.0 % (37.2–42.8) | 39.2 % (37.3–41.2) |
267 (n = 1,263) | 40.7 % (36.7–44.7) | 43.6 % (39.8–47.5) | 42.2 % (39.5–45.0) |
268 (n = 3,642) | 42.0 % (39.8–44.3) | 46.2 % (43.9–48.6) | 44.1 % (42.5–45.7) |
269 (n = 1,172) | 41.1 % (37.2–45.1) | 40.8 % (36.7–45.0) | 41.0 % (38.1–43.8) |