Table 1.
Low dose | High dose | ||||||
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Age band (years) | No. | % | Rate | No. | % | Rate | Total no. of antibiotics |
0–4 | 1154 | 11.8 | 25.7 | 243 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 9767 |
5–11 | 1604 | 19.9 | 22.5 | 111 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 8055 |
12–16 | 1827 | 30.0 | 34.9 | 19 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6089 |
Total | 4582 | 19.2 | 27.1 | 373 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 23911 |
Percent total number children prescribed an antibiotic. Rate/1000 registered children.