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We assessed for correlates of an antibiotic prescription among insured patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>A cross-sectional study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study was conducted at the National Health Insurance Fund offices, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Data source<\/jats:title><jats:p>We captured data from the claim forms, containing inpatient and outpatient treatment information for insured patients, for the month of September 2019.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Outcome variable<\/jats:title><jats:p>Receipt of an antibiotic prescription.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Exposure variables<\/jats:title><jats:p>Age, sex, diagnosis, prescriber qualification, health facility level, ownership and department were exposure variables. Predictors of receipt of an antibiotic prescription were determined by Poisson regression analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 993 analysed patients, the mean (\u00b1SD) age was 36.3 (\u00b123.2) years, 581 (58.5%) were females and 535 (53.9%) were adults. The prevalence of antibiotic prescription was 46.4% (95% CI 42.8% to 50.0%). Strong predictors of an antibiotic prescription were being a child (1.7, 95% CI 1.3 to 2.2); acute upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) of multiple and unspecified sites (1.6, 95% CI 1.3 to 1.4); chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis (4.0, 95% CI 2.4 to 6.4); being attended by a clinical officer (1.9, 95% CI 1.2 to 3.0); attending a health centre (1.5, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.0); attending a public facility (1.2, 95% CI 1.0 to 1.4) and visiting an inpatient department (2.0, 95% CI 1.2 to 3.4).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among insured patients, being a child, acute URTI, being attended by a clinical officer or dental therapist, being attended by an assistant medical\/dental officer, attending a health centre or a district hospital, attending a public health facility and visiting an inpatient department predicted an antibiotic prescription. 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