Gender Differences in Antibiotic Prescriptions and Healthcare Visits Among Caregivers Accompanying Children with Respiratory Tract Infections: A Cross-Sectional Study
Women were more likely to accompany a child to a healthcare visit for a respiratory tract infection. However, they were no more likely to require a simultaneous healthcare visit, or receive antibiotics at those simultaneous visits.
Authors
- Yusuke Asai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6506-2910)
- Taito Kitano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0623-066X)
- Norio Ohmagari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4622-8970)
- Shinya Tsuzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5732-846X)
- Ryuji Koizumi
Institutions
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Antwerp Management School (BE)
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40121-025-01175-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.52
Funders
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare