Table 1 Summary of mental health prescriptions for children
Overall | Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019* | 2020* | 2021 (Jan – May)* | ||
Prescriptions | 178,657 | 23,794 | 26,968 | 28,858 | 30,729 | 27,006 | 25,580 | 15,722 |
Mean Monthly Prescriptions | 2382 | 1983 | 2247 | 2405 | 2560 | 2455* | 2325* | 3144* |
Individuals | 8170 | 2745 | 2985 | 3111 | 3184 | 3320 | 3216 | 3088 |
Age (mean (SD)) | 11.92 (3.54) | 11.99 (3.66) | 11.87 (3.68) | 11.80 (3.62) | 11.80 (3.54) | 11.98 (3.42) | 12.11 (3.38) | 11.90 (3.40) |
Age Group (%) | ||||||||
Pre-School (2–4) | 2960 (1.7) | 527 (2.2) | 535 (2.0) | 517 (1.8) | 538 (1.8) | 389 (1.4) | 294 (1.1) | 160 (1.0) |
Lower Primary (5–7) | 18,964 (10.6) | 2631 (11.1) | 3207 (11.9) | 3478 (12.1) | 3350 (10.9) | 2313 (8.6) | 2321 (9.1) | 1664 (10.6) |
Upper Primary (8–11) | 59,446 (33.3) | 7311 (30.7) | 8689 (32.2) | 9649 (33.4) | 10,536 (34.3) | 9515 (35.2) | 8322 (32.5) | 5424 (34.5) |
Lower Secondary (12–14) | 44,310 (24.8) | 5787 (24.3) | 6139 (22.8) | 6554 (22.7) | 7659 (24.9) | 7041 (26.1) | 7035 (27.5) | 4095 (26.0) |
Upper Secondary (15–17) | 52,977 (29.7) | 7538 (31.7) | 8398 (31.1) | 8660 (30.0) | 8646 (28.1) | 7748 (28.7) | 7608 (29.7) | 4379 (27.9) |
Sex (%) | ||||||||
Girls | 48,720 (27.3) | 5993 (25.2) | 7342 (27.2) | 7926 (27.5) | 8208 (26.7) | 7233 (26.8) | 7307 (28.6) | 4711 (30.0) |
Boys | 129,937 (72.7) | 17,801 (74.8) | 19,626 (72.8) | 20,932 (72.5) | 22,521 (73.3) | 19,773 (73.2) | 18,273 (71.4) | 11,011 (70.0) |
SIMD 2020 Quintile (%) | ||||||||
1 - Most Deprived | 15,172 (8.5) | 2282 (9.6) | 2334 (8.7) | 2333 (8.1) | 2502 (8.1) | 2105 (7.8) | 2303 (9.0) | 1313 (8.4) |
2 | 36,201 (20.3) | 5129 (21.6) | 5750 (21.3) | 5983 (20.7) | 6295 (20.5) | 5415 (20.1) | 4729 (18.5) | 2900 (18.4) |
3 | 40,205 (22.5) | 5217 (21.9) | 6264 (23.2) | 6483 (22.5) | 7195 (23.4) | 6240 (23.1) | 5513 (21.6) | 3293 (20.9) |
4 | 46,431 (26.0) | 5741 (24.1) | 6331 (23.5) | 7344 (25.4) | 8094 (26.3) | 7205 (26.7) | 7095 (27.7) | 4621 (29.4) |
5 - Least Deprived | 40,648 (22.8) | 5425 (22.8) | 6289 (23.3) | 6715 (23.3) | 6643 (21.6) | 6041 (22.4) | 5940 (23.2) | 3595 (22.9) |
Urban Rural Classification (%) | ||||||||
Urban | 94,529 (52.9) | 12,896 (54.2) | 14,581 (54.1) | 15,292 (53.0) | 16,005 (52.1) | 14,153 (52.4) | 13,449 (52.6) | 8153 (51.9) |
Small Town | 29,915 (16.7) | 3705 (15.6) | 4289 (15.9) | 4603 (16.0) | 5263 (17.1) | 4756 (17.6) | 4558 (17.8) | 2741 (17.4) |
Rural | 54,213 (30.3) | 7193 (30.2) | 8098 (30.0) | 8963 (31.1) | 9461 (30.8) | 8097 (30.0) | 7573 (29.6) | 4828 (30.7) |