Table 3 Attitudes towards antibiotic resistance
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preference for doctors who | χ 2 = 10.503, P = 0.033 | NA | 0.10 | ||
Rarely prescribe antibiotics | 552 (38.2 %) | 323 (34.5 %) | |||
Readily prescribe antibiotics | 29 (2.0 %) | 17 (1.8 %) | |||
Prescribe antibiotics on request | 59 (4.1 %) | 58 (6.2 %) | |||
Indifferent to such choice | 695 (48.2 %) | 449 (47.9 %) | |||
Uncertain about such choice | 108 (7.5 %) | 90 (9.6 %) | |||
Taking fewer courses of antibiotics helps reduce antibiotic resistancea | χ 2 = 0.032, P = 0.858 | 0.87 (0.59, 1.25) | 0.445 | ||
Yes | 1055 (88.6 %) | 669 (88.8 %) | |||
No | 136 (11.4 %) | 84 (11.2 %) | |||
Less prescription by doctors lowers the probability of antibiotic resistancea | χ 2 = 5.624, P = 0.018 | 1.37 (0.99, 1.88) | 0.062 | ||
Yes | 1011 (86.9 %) | 599 (82.9 %) | |||
No | 152 (13.1 %) | 123 (17.1 %) | |||
You can help the prevention of antibiotic resistancea | χ 2 = 4.101, P = 0.043 | 1.04 (0.82, 1.33) | 0.727 | ||
Yes | 455 (40.4 %) | 251 (35.7 %) | |||
No | 670 (59.6 %) | 452 (64.3 %) |