Table 2 Relationship between the expected URTI duration and antibiotic use
From: How long do the Hong Kong Chinese expect their URTI to last? – Effects on antibiotic use
Bivariate analysis | Multivariable logistic regression P-value | |||||||||
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1-3 days Yes, n (%) | 4-6 days Yes, n (%) | 1-2 weeks Yes, n (%) | >2 weeks Yes, n (%) | χ2test | Duration# | Age | Gender | Education | Income | |
Have you ever asked the doctor to prescribe antibiotics for yourself? | 42 (8) | 52 (9) | 104 (9) | 14 (22) | χ2 = 13.833 | 0.0460 | 0.5924 | 0.5276 | 0.2803 | 0.5486 |
P = 0.003 | ||||||||||
Did not ask but expected antibiotics* | 104 (22) | 103 (19) | 245 (24) | 10 (22) | χ2 = 5.426 | 0.5614 | 0.7828 | 0.6040 | 0.1850 | 0.0550 |
P = 0.143 | ||||||||||
The last time you had a URTI, were you treated with antibiotics? | 50 (10) | 72 (13) | 182 (17) | 14 (23) | χ2 = 19.086 | 0.0188 | 0.7211 | 0.4590 | 0.3790 | 0.0487 |
P < 0.001 | ||||||||||
Have you ever bought antibiotics over the counter? | 43 (8) | 48 (8) | 88 (8) | 9 (14) | χ2 = 3.164 | 0.3951 | 0.0727 | 0.8229 | 0.1564 | 0.6189 |
P = 0.367 | ||||||||||
When you were prescribed antibiotics in the past, how often did you finish the full course on time? (always = Yes, other choices = No) | 294 (64) | 384 (70) | 782 (72) | 39 (71) | χ2 = 9.968 | 0.1226 | <0.0001 | 0.0026 | 0.0300 | 0.1938 |
P = 0.019 | ||||||||||