Prevalence of antibiotic use in non-bloody diarrhoea by demographic category
| Category | Number of children with non-bloody diarrhoea | Prevalence estimate % (95% CI) | Test for association or trend |
| Sex of child | |||
| Male | 18 268 | 23.5 (19.9 to 27.1) | X2=1.778, p=0.182 |
| Female | 16 809 | 22.9 (16.2 to 39.8) | |
| Age of child | |||
| 0 | 9307 | 21.1 (17.6 to 24.5) | X2=0.018, p=0.893 |
| 1 | 11 395 | 25.0 (21.2 to 28.8) | |
| 2 | 7040 | 22.9 (18.9 to 26.9) | |
| 3 | 4413 | 22.1 (18.0 to 26.2) | |
| 4 | 2922 | 22.0 (17.8 to 26.2) | |
| Currently breastfeeding | |||
| No | 13 160 | 24.1 (20.0 to 28.2) | X2=13.485, p<0.001 |
| Yes | 21 917 | 22.4 (18.9 to 26.0) | |
| Type of residence | |||
| Urban | 10 771 | 26.7 (22.5 to 31.0) | X2=109.137, p<0.001 |
| Rural | 24 306 | 21.6 (18.2 to 25.1) | |
| Wealth index* | |||
| Poor | 16 596 | 20.7 (16.9 to 24.5) | X2=176.047, p<0.001 |
| Middle | 6789 | 22.0 (18.6 to 25.5) | |
| Rich | 11 668 | 27.6 (23.6 to 31.6) | |
| Mother’s highest level of education* | |||
| No education | 14 740 | 20.5 (17.2 to 23.8) | X2=184.584, p<0.001 |
| Primary | 12 360 | 24.0 (20.4 to 27.7) | |
| Secondary | 7352 | 27.9 (23.3 to 32.4) | |
| Higher | 611 | 33.0 (26.1 to 39.8) | |
| Sources of care* | |||
| Government hospitals | 3131 | 38.5 (32.3 to 44.8) | X2=3447.205, p< 0.001 |
| Government health centres | 6184 | 35.2 (29.9 to 40.4) | |
| Government health posts/dispensaries | 2603 | 30.9 (24.4 to 37.5) | |
| Private hospitals/clinics | 1347 | 41.1 (34.1 to 47.4) | |
| Community pharmacies | 1391 | 41.8 (34.8 to 48.9) | |
| Shops | 2321 | 33.6 (25.5 to 41.7) | |
| Markets | 1236 | 21.6 (6.9 to 36.3) | |
| Traditional practitioners | 1011 | 5.0 (3.6 to 6.5) | |
| Others | 1626 | 16.8 (11.8 to 21.9) | |
| Did not seek treatment from any provider | 14 189 | 9.3 (7.3 to 11.2) | |
n=35 077.
*Category with some missing data.