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Table 2 Characteristics of antibiotic prescriptions among all the sample prescriptions in primary healthcare institutions in Beijing, 2015–2018

From: Antibiotic use and irrational antibiotic prescriptions in 66 primary healthcare institutions in Beijing City, China, 2015–2018

Characteristics

CHCs (%)

CHSs (%)

All (%)

Total

1754 (100.0)

7413 (100.0)

9167 (100.0)

Year

 2015

490 (27.9)

551 (7.4)

1041 (11.4)

 2016

535 (30.5)

2576 (34.8)

3111 (33.9)

 2017

376 (21.4)

2450 (33.1)

2826 (30.8)

 2018

353 (20.1)

1836 (24.8)

2189 (23.9)

Age

 18–60

818 (46.6)

3137 (42.3)

3955 (43.1)

 61–70

488 (27.8)

2209 (29.8)

2697 (29.4)

 71–80

277 (15.8)

1216 (16.4)

1493 (16.3)

 81–90

159 (9.1)

761 (10.3)

920 (10)

  > 90

12 (0.7)

90 (1.2)

102 (1.1)

Gender

 Female

1085 (61.9)

4429 (59.8)

5514 (60.2)

 Male

669 (38.1)

2984 (40.3)

3653 (39.9)

Number of prescribed antibiotics

 1

1724 (98.3)

7326 (98.8)

9050 (98.7)

  ≥ 2

30 (1.7)

87 (1.2)

117 (1.3)

Season

 Spring

405 (23.1)

1611 (21.7)

2016 (22)

 Summer

470 (26.8)

1684 (22.7)

2154 (23.5)

 Autumn

412 (23.5)

1903 (25.7)

2315 (25.3)

 Winter

467 (26.6)

2215 (29.9)

2682 (29.3)

Conditions

 Acute bronchitis

314 (17.9)

1296 (17.5)

1610 (17.6)

 AURI, not specified

246 (14)

1072 (14.5)

1318 (14.4)

 Acute tonsillitis

40 (2.3)

866 (11.7)

906 (9.9)

 Urinary tract infection

145 (8.3)

439 (5.9)

584 (6.4)

 Paradentitis

120 (6.8)

458 (6.2)

578 (6.3)

 Common cold

64 (3.6)

452 (6.1)

516 (5.6)

 Acute pharyngitis

148 (8.4)

309 (4.2)

457 (5)

 Other infection

107 (6.1)

307 (4.1)

414 (4.5)

 Combined infection

570 (32.5)

2214 (29.9)

2784 (30.4)

Irrational use a

 Irregular

51 (26.7)

100 (13.4)

151 (16.1)

 Inappropriate

155 (81.2)

663 (88.6)

818 (87.1)

 Abnormal

2 (1)

14 (1.9)

16 (1.7)

  1. Abbreviations: CHCs community healthcare centres, CHSs community healthcare stations, AURI Acute Respiratory Tract Infection
  2. a The denominator was irrational antibiotic prescriptions