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Table 2 Chi-square tests for parental SMA and antibiotic prescribing in clinical settings (n = 1275)

From: Parental self-medication with antibiotics for children promotes antibiotic over-prescribing in clinical settings in China

 

Self-medication before consultation

χ2

p

Without antibiotics

N (%)

With antibiotics

N (%)

Antibiotics prescribed by doctors

  

212.7

< 0.0001

 No

516 (59.7)

66 (16.1)

  

 Yes

349 (40.3)

344 (83.9)

  

Route of antibiotic prescribed

  

218.6

< 0.0001

 No antibiotics prescribed

516 (59.7)

66 (16.1)

  

 Oral only

233 (26.9)

215 (52.4)

  

 Intravenous only

43 (5.0)

33 (8.0)

  

 Both oral and intravenous

73 (8.4)

96 (23.4)

  

Asked for antibiotics

  

47.32

< 0.0001

 No

828 (95.7)

347 (84.6)

  

 Yes

37 (4.3)

63 (15.4)

  

Route of antibiotics parents asked for

  

49.71

< 0.0001

 No requires

828 (95.7)

347 (84.6)

  

 Oral

16 (1.8)

37 (9.0)

  

 Intravenous

21 (2.4)

26 (6.3)

  

Fulfilled parental request for antibiotics (n = 100)

  

8.191

0.004

 Yes

20 (54.1)

51 (81.0)

  

 No

17 (45.9)

12 (19.0)

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