title: Monitoring Web Site Usage of e-Bug: A Hygiene and Antibiotic Awareness Resource for Children.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  e-Bug is an educational resource which teaches children and young people about microbes, hygiene, infection, and prudent antibiotic use. The e-Bug resources are available in over 22 different languages and they are used widely across the globe. The resources can be accessed from the e-Bug website.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to analyze the usage of the e-Bug website in order to understand how users access the website, where and when they access the site, and to review variation in use across the different areas of the site.
  
  
  METHODS
  The usage statistics for the e-Bug website were monitored by Google Analytics between September 2010 and August 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The statistics show the website had over 324,000 visits during the three years, from just under 250,000 visitors, with the number of visitors increasing year after year. Visitors accessed the website from 211 different countries, with more than 267,000 documents downloaded. The majority of visitors were from the United Kingdom and visited the English website, although countries such as France and Portugal were also frequent visitors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These website statistics confirm that e-Bug is frequently used across Europe and highlight that e-Bug use has expanded across the world. The findings from this report will be used to inform future modifications or updates to the materials, as well as the development of new educational resources.
authors.affiliation: Public Health England, Primary Care Unit, Gloucester, United Kingdom. vicki.young@phe.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Vicki L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Vijayamaharaj
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajapandian
authors.forename: Charlotte V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Eley
authors.forename: Beverley A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Hoekstra
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lecky
authors.forename: Cliodna Am
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: McNulty
keywords: antibiotics; e-Bug; educational resources; public health