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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents

From: Determinants of antibiotic prescribing behaviors of primary care physicians in Hubei of China: a structural equation model based on the theory of planned behavior

Characteristics

Age, years (Mean ± SD*)

43.40 ± 9.57

Gender, N(%)

 Male

355 (70.58)

 Female

148 (29.42)

Setting, N(%)

 Community health center

108 (21.47)

 Township health center

395 (78.53)

Job title, N(%)

 Doctor

257 (51.09)

 Attending doctor

195 (38.77)

 Associate chief or chief doctor

51 (10.14)

Education, N(%)

 High school and below

43 (8.55)

 Associate degree or diploma

267 (53.08)

 University degree

193 (38.37)

Annual household income, N(%)

 ¥ < 40,000

144 (28.63)

 ¥ 40,000–79,999

255 (50.70)

 ¥ 80,000-119,999

78 (15.51)

 ¥ ≥120,000

26 (5.17)

Years of clinical practice (Mean ± SD*)

16.28 ± 10.08

Training regarding antibiotics over last year, N(%)

 Yes

377 (74.95)

 No/Don’t know

126 (25.05)

  1. *SD Standard Deviation