Table 3 Relation of socio-demographic characteristics with over-expectation for antibiotics for common childhood complaints
Socio-demographic factors | High over-expectation (expectation for an antibiotic for 3 or more complaints) | Low over-expectation (expectation for an antibiotic for 2 or fewer complaints) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age (years) | |||
≤ 29 | 68 (43.0) | 90 (57.0) | 0.407 |
30 ~ 49 | 140 (49.3) | 144 (50.7) | |
≥ 50 | 127 (45.4) | 153 (54.6) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 29 (41.4) | 41 (58.6) | 0.380 |
Female | 306 (46.9) | 346 (53.1) | |
Educational level | |||
Primary school and below | 133 (44.6) | 165 (55.4) | 0.484 |
Junior school | 149 (49.0) | 155 (51.0) | |
Senior school and above | 53 (44.2) | 67 (55.8) | |
Household income level (Yuan) | |||
< 10,000 [<1200 Euro] | 36 (46.2) | 42 (53.8) | 0.462 |
10,000–30,000 [1200–3600 Euro] | 186 (48.4) | 198 (51.6) | |
> 30,000 [>3600 Euro] | 113 (43.5) | 147 (56.5) | |
Relation with child | |||
Parents | 167 (46.9) | 189 (53.1) | 0.810 |
Grandparents | 160 (45.6) | 191 (54.4) | |
Other | 8 (53.3) | 7 (46.7) | |
Number of child | |||
1 | 306 (46.4) | 353 (53.6) | 0.762 |
2 | 27 (45.0) | 33 (55.0) | |
3 | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | |
Age of child (years) | |||
< 3 | 114 (39.4) | 175 (60.6) | 0.02 |
≥ 3 | 221 (51.0) | 212 (49.0) | |
Sex of child | |||
Male | 208 (48.1) | 224 (51.9) | 0.250 |
Female | 127(43.8) | 163(56.2) | |