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. 2021 Mar 9;21:212. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06226-5

Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of study sample

Population-based characteristics
 Communities 226
 Total children 44,064
Age group
 0 to 6 months 3450 (7.8%)
 7 to 12 months 4229 (9.6%)
 13 to 18 months 4712 (10.7%)
 19 to 24 months 4464 (10.1%)
 25 to 36 months 9337 (21.2%)
 37 to 48 months 9178 (20.8%)
 49 to 60 months 8694 (19.7%)
Clinic visits (March through May 2020)
 Primary healthcare facilities 45
 Total visits 12,676
Age group
 0 to 6 months 2859 (22.6%)
 7 to 12 months 2884 (22.8%)
 13 to 18 months 1953 (15.4%)
 19 to 24 months 1554 (12.3%)
 25 to 36 months 1835 (14.5%)
 37 to 48 months 969 (7.6%)
 49 to 60 months 622 (4.9%)
Reason for visit
 Pneumonia 4754 (37.5%)
 Malaria 3181 (25.1%)
 Diarrhea 1157 (9.1%)
 Other diagnoses 3584 (28.3%)
 Total antibiotic prescriptions 7635
Antibiotic class
 Amoxicillin 5343 (70.0%)
 Cotrimoxazole 706 (9.2%)
 Erythromycin 808 (10.6%)
 Other classes 778 (10.2%)