Table 2. Characteristics of patients prescribed antibiotics.

Characteristic	Categories	Number participated (%)	Number that received antibiotic prescription	Percentage that received antibiotics	P value
Gender	Male	11530 (38.3)	4061	35.2	F = 8.94, P = 0.000
	Female	18566 (61.7)	6974	37.6
	Total	30096 (100)	11035
Age (years)	≤ 10	10534 (35)	4597	44	F = 3.40, P = 0.005
	11–20	4665 (15.5)	1492	32
	21–30	5055 (16.8)	1997	40
	31–40	3250 (10.8).	1157	36
	41–50	2469 (8.2)	791	32
	51–60	2037 (6.8)	512	25
	61–70	1171 (3.9)	334	29
	71–80	513 (1.7)	108	21
	81–90	332 (1.1)	33	10
	> 90	71 (0.2)	14	20
Total		30096 (100)	11035	36.71