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Table 2 Attitudes and knowledge of doctors towards antibiotic use and patients with the common cold

From: Overuse of antibiotics for the common cold – attitudes and behaviors among doctors in rural areas of Shandong Province, China

 

YG

NY

JN

Total

CH

THC

VC

CH

THC

VC

CH

THC

VC

CH

THC

VC

No. of doctors

20

22

9

20

40

11

20

36

10

60

98

30

Self-reported behaviour of doctors for patients with symptoms of the common cold:

            

Would recommend to drink water and rest (%)

75

73

100

100

74

73

85

89

40

87

79

70

Would give an analgesic, antipyretic or antiviral (%)

55

68

67

30

74

73

80

75

80

55

73

73

Would use antibiotics (%)

0

0

0

5

3

9

0

0

0

2

1

3

Would still refuse to give antibiotics if a patient insisted on receiving antibiotics (%)

80

95

100

100

78

82

50

94

80

77

88

87

General attitudes and knowledege of doctors towards antibiotics:

            

Believe that newer antibiotics are more effective (%)

0

0

0

5

0

10

0

6

0

2

2

3

Believe that broader specturm antibiotics are more effective (%)

16

18

22

0

15

40

0

11

0

6

15

21

Are aware that antibiotic treatment guidelines exist at a county or hospital level (%)

100

100

100

100

95

100

100

100

100

100

98

100

Are aware that different levels of doctor have different prescribing rights for antibiotics (%)

100

100

67

100

79

55

95

86

67

98

86

62

Have clinical experience of resistant bacteria (%)

90

59

89

85

44

40

74

92

80

83

66

69

Have participated in training on the use of antibiotics since starting work as a doctor (%)

20

5

0

0

23

18

50

6

20

23

12

13

  1. Abbreviations: CH County Hospital, THC Township Health Centre, VC Village Clinic.