Trends, demographics and disparities in outpatient antibiotic consumption in New Zealand: a national study | Zendy

Deborah A. Williamson | Zendy; Rebekah Roos | Zendy; Ayesha J Verrall | Zendy; Alesha Smith | Zendy; Mark Thomas | Zendy

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Trends, demographics and disparities in outpatient antibiotic consumption in New Zealand: a national study

Author(s) -

Deborah A. Williamson,

Rebekah Roos,

Ayesha J Verrall,

Alesha Smith,

Mark Thomas

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkw345

Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , consumption (sociology) , ethnic group , defined daily dose , population , demographics , psychological intervention , penicillin , public health , environmental health , demography , pediatrics , medical prescription , biology , social science , nursing , psychiatry , sociology , anthropology , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology

Knowledge of the patterns of antibiotic consumption within a population provides valuable information on when, where and to whom antibiotics are prescribed. Such knowledge is critical in informing possible public health interventions to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use. The aims of this study were to (i) determine national patterns of antibiotic consumption, including assessment of seasonal variation in prescribing, and (ii) explore potential associations between antibiotic consumption and patient characteristics, such as age, sex and ethnicity.

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