Table 2 Antibiotic use by questionnaire respondents
From: Differences in antibiotic use between patients with and without a regular doctor in Hong Kong
With a regular doctor | Without a regular doctor | χ 2 -test | Adjusted Odds ratio (95 % CI)b | Multivariable logistic regression p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ever asked for antibiotics | χ 2 = 0.025, P = 0.619 | 1.17 (0.81, 1.70) | 0.399 | ||
Yes | 129 (8.9 %) | 78 (8.3 %) | |||
No | 1317 (91.1 %) | 862 (91.7 %) | |||
Ever bought antibiotics over counter | χ 2 = 0.423, P = 0.516 | 0.98 (0.67, 1.45) | 0.913 | ||
Yes | 108 (7.5 %) | 77 (8.2 %) | |||
No | 1336 (92.5 %) | 861 (91.8 %) | |||
Did not ask but expected antibioticsa | χ 2 = 1.700, P = 0.192 | 1.15 (0.88, 1.50) | 0.316 | ||
Yes | 293 (22.9 %) | 167 (20.4 %) | |||
No | 989 (77.1 %) | 650 (79.6 %) | |||
Did not ask for antibiotics because trusting the doctora | χ 2 = 4.267, P = 0.039 | 1.59 (1.01, 2.49) | 0.047 | ||
Yes | 1235 (94.7 %) | 765 (92.6 %) | |||
No | 69 (5.3 %) | 62 (7.4 %) | |||
Used antibiotics for the last URTI | χ 2 = 22.715, P < 0.000 | 1.76 (1.27, 2.48) | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 231 (17.4 %) | 89 (10.1 %) | |||
No | 1093 (82.6 %) | 789 (89.9 %) | |||
Always finished the full course | χ 2 = 32.723, P < 0.000 | 1.81 (1.42, 2.29) | <0.0001 | ||
Yes | 993 (74.2 %) | 502 (62.4 %) | |||
No | 346 (25.8 %) | 302 (37.6 %) | |||
Finished the full course because told by clinical staff to do so | χ 2 = 7.078 P = 0.008 | 1.45 (0.95, 2.19) | 0.086 | ||
Told to finish | 888 (89.7 %) | 424 (85.0 %) | |||
Not told to finish | 102 (10.3 %) | 75 (15.0 %) |