Socio-economic disparities in the dispensation of antibiotics in Sweden 2016-2017: An intersectional analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy.

Antimicrobial resistance presents an increasingly serious threat to global public health, which is directly related to how antibiotic medication is used in society. Actions aimed towards the optimised use of antibiotics should be implemented on equal terms and according to the needs of the population. Previous research results on differences in antibiotic use between socio-economic and demographic groups in Sweden are not entirely coherent, and have typically focused on the effects of singular socio-economic variables.