Table 2 Results of the multivariable analysis
From: Antibiotic prescribing behavior among general practitioners – a questionnaire-based study in Germany
Questions | Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|
Relevance of antimicrobial resistance for daily work (Answers: strong/medium vs. little/not at all) | |
Contacts to patients with MDRO | |
Monthly or less frequently | Reference |
Weekly or more frequently | 5.65 (1.71–18.64) |
Do you believe that your prescribing behavior influences the drug resistant organism situation in your area? (Answer: yes vs. no or I don’t know) | |
Work experience | |
0–7 years | Reference |
8–14 years | 0.91 (0.44–1-91) |
14–25 years | 0.44 (0.23–0.85) |
> 25 years | 0.32 (0.17–0.62) |
Do you use guidelines in your daily routine? (Answers: frequently vs. sometimes, seldom or never) | |
Population of the practice location | |
> 100.000 | Reference |
20.000–99.000 | 0.93 (0.50–1.73) |
5.000–20.000 | 1.95 (1.07–3.56) |
< 5.000 | 1.08 (0.53–2.19) |
Age (in years) | |
> 60 | Reference |
56–60 | 3.22 (1.42–7.31) |
51–55 | 1.79 (0.76–4.18) |
45–50 | 2.99 (1.34–6.65) |
40–44 | 3.17 (1.30–7.72) |
< 40 | 3.97(1.32–11.91) |
Do you use the strategy of delayed antibiotic prescription? (Answer: very often/often vs. sometimes/seldom/unknown strategy) | |
Population of the practice location | |
> 100.000 | Reference |
20.000–99.000 | 0.49 (0.26–0.91) |
5.000–20.000 | 0.39 (0.21–0.75) |
< 5.000 | 0.57 (0.28–1.17) |
Indications for me prescribing antibiotics are … …acute infection with yellow/green sputum (rather yes vs. rather not, to a certain degree) | |
Medical specialization | |
General Medicine | Reference |
Internal Medicine | 2.36 (1.08–5.17) |
No specialization | 9.07 (0.85–96.99) |
Work experience | |
0–7 years | Reference |
8–14 years | 1.85 (0.90–3.80) |
14–25 years | 3.33 (1.69–6.58) |
> 25 years | 6.54 (3.22–13.30) |