Table 2.
Prevalence of consumption of medications in the Spanish paediatric population by sociodemographic variables; Spanish National Health Survey (SNHS) 1993–2003
| SNHS 93 (% and 95% CI) | SNHS 2003 (% and 95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational level of mother, father or guardian* | Up to 16 years of age | 35.95 | (34.02, 37.93) | 34.55 | (32.59, 36.56) |
| Over 16 | 38.44 | (35.95, 41.00) | 33.35 | (31.22, 35.55) | |
| Occupational status of mother, father or guardian†* | Employed | 36.11 | (34.51, 37.75) | 33.98 | (32.45, 35.55) |
| Unemployed | 39.65 | (34.03, 45.55) | 33.69 | (27.54, 40.45) | |
| Inactive | 47.14 | (38.55, 55.91) | 34.69 | (29.00, 40.85) | |
| Age of child†‡* | 0–2 years | 44.81 | (40.63, 49.07) | 46.60 | (42.73, 50.52) |
| 3–5 years | 45.98 | (42.15, 49.85) | 40.44 | (36.79, 44.20) | |
| 6–9 years | 35.26 | (32.30, 38.35) | 29.39 | (26.51, 32.43) | |
| ≥10 years | 31.60 | (29.39, 33.89) | 29.70 | (27.64, 31.84) | |
| Sex of child† | Male | 34.99 | (62.86, 67.11) | 34.07 | (32.08, 36.12) |
| Female | 38.94 | (36.73, 41.19) | 33.92 | (31.84, 36.7) | |
*
Statistically significant association on analysing prevalences of consumption between SNHS 93 vs. SNHS 03.
†
Statistically significant association on analysing prevalences of consumption in SNHS 93.
‡
Statistically significant association on analysing prevalences of consumption in SNHS 03.