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Use of the Child Opportunity Index to Examine Racial Variations in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing to Children.

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Wattles, BA; Feygin, Y; Jawad, KS; Stevenson, MD; Vidwan, NK; Blatt, DB; Davis, DW; Creel, LM; Porter, JM; Jones, VF; Smith, MJ
Published in: J Pediatr
October 2023

To examine further racial and ethnic variations in antibiotic prescribing to children, we used the Child Opportunity Index. Black children were less likely to be prescribed an antibiotic. Low- and moderate-opportunity areas were associated with greater rates of antibiotic prescribing, after adjusting for race and other factors.

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J Pediatr

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EISSN

1097-6833

Publication Date

October 2023

Volume

261

Start / End Page

113572

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Pediatrics
  • Outpatients
  • Humans
  • Child
  • Black People
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
  • 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
 

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Wattles, B. A., Feygin, Y., Jawad, K. S., Stevenson, M. D., Vidwan, N. K., Blatt, D. B., … Smith, M. J. (2023). Use of the Child Opportunity Index to Examine Racial Variations in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing to Children. J Pediatr, 261, 113572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113572
Wattles, Bethany A., Yana Feygin, Kahir S. Jawad, Michelle D. Stevenson, Navjyot K. Vidwan, Daniel B. Blatt, Deborah Winders Davis, et al. “Use of the Child Opportunity Index to Examine Racial Variations in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing to Children.J Pediatr 261 (October 2023): 113572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113572.
Wattles BA, Feygin Y, Jawad KS, Stevenson MD, Vidwan NK, Blatt DB, et al. Use of the Child Opportunity Index to Examine Racial Variations in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing to Children. J Pediatr. 2023 Oct;261:113572.
Wattles, Bethany A., et al. “Use of the Child Opportunity Index to Examine Racial Variations in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing to Children.J Pediatr, vol. 261, Oct. 2023, p. 113572. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113572.
Wattles BA, Feygin Y, Jawad KS, Stevenson MD, Vidwan NK, Blatt DB, Davis DW, Creel LM, Porter JM, Jones VF, Smith MJ. Use of the Child Opportunity Index to Examine Racial Variations in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing to Children. J Pediatr. 2023 Oct;261:113572.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Pediatr

DOI

EISSN

1097-6833

Publication Date

October 2023

Volume

261

Start / End Page

113572

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Pediatrics
  • Outpatients
  • Humans
  • Child
  • Black People
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
  • 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences