TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics and antibiotic use among urban children — Alaska, 2000–2010
| Characteristics | Study year(Number of children) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (451) | 2001 (450) | 2002 (452) | 2003 (452) | 2004 (452) | 2008 (337) | 2009 (449) | 2010 (453) | p-value for trend | All years (3496) | |
| Male | 48% | 48% | 51% | 52% | 50% | 50% | 51% | 56% | 0.05 | 51% |
| Age group | ||||||||||
| <2 years | 52% | 49% | 48% | 44% | 52% | 55% | 55% | 52% | 0.02 | 51% |
| 2–4 years | 48% | 51% | 52% | 56% | 48% | 45% | 45% | 48% | 49% | |
| Daycare/school attendance <30 days* | 35% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 30% | 32% | 37% | 43% | 0.09 | 35% |
| In crowded household† | 14% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 11% | 6% | 0.08 | 9% |
| PCN use <90 days* | 25% | 22% | 26% | 29% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 22% | 0.09 | 24% |
| TMP-SMX use <90 days* | 6% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 0.45 | 4% |
Abbreviations: PCN, penicillin-class antibiotic; TMP-SMX, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
*
Days before study enrollment
†
≥ 1.5 persons per room in the household