Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population
| Population characteristics | Hospital (n=15 973) |
Community (n=2 225) |
| Age (years) mean (SD) | 4.9 (4.5) | 7.9 (5.3) |
| Min - max | 0–18 | 0–18 |
| Female gender, n (%) | 8769 (54.9) | NA |
| Number of prescriptions/patient mean (SD) | 1.4 (0.9) | 2.2 (1.9) |
| Min - max | 1–12 | 1–16 |
| Number of drugs per prescription mean (SD) | NA | 2.4 (1.6) |
| Min - max | 1–22 | |
| Number of prescriptions by pathology, n (%) | ||
| Digestive disorders | 2728 (14.7) | NA |
| ENT-Pulmonary disorders | 8397 (45.2) | NA |
| Dermatological disorders | 604 (3.3) | NA |
| Neuropsychiatric disorders | 242 (1.3) | NA |
| Other illnesses’* | 6591 (35.5) | NA |
*For example, traumatic injury, pain and sickle cell disease.
ENT, ear, nose and throat; NA, not available.