Table 1

Differences in prescriptions per 1000 children per year between the intervention and the control areas

Prescribing outcomeMean yearly difference between intervention and control area (95% CI)SEzP value
Amoxicillin91 (37; 145)27.623.300.001*
Amoxiclavulanate−70 (−132; −8)31.73−2.200.028*
Cephalosporins−6 (−34; 21)14.14−0.440.658
Macrolides−9 (−43; 25)17.20−0.510.609
All antibiotics12 (-69; 93)41.350.290.771
Ratio amoxicillin/amoxiclavulanate1.4 (0.6; 2.2)0.393.59<0.001*
Ratio amoxicillin/all other antibiotics0.6 (0.3; 0.9)0.144.14<0.001*
  • *Statistically significant.