Long-term public antibiotic awareness campaign significantly reduced inappropriate antibiotic use in pediatric primary care settings.

Across the entire timeframe, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) was modestly positive (+0.69% per year), whereas the linear regression slope indicated a negative trend (−0.82 percentage points per year; β = −0.46, p = 0.15, R 2 = 0.22), confirming a non-linear pattern.

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Cefixime, a notable third-generation cephalosporin, rose from 5% in 2016 to 14% in 2021, indicating an increasing trend in the utilization of more potent oral cephalosporins.

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Although marginally significant, the post-campaign trend indicates an intensified and progressive decline consistent with a cumulative educational effect. 3.5.3 Autocorrelation-adjusted regression (Prais–Winsten, AR (1)) After adjusting for serial correlation, the pre-2016 decline was reduced and rendered non-significant (−16.98 per 1,000 children per year; p = 0.638).

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