Table 2 Influence of personal and professional characteristics on prescribing quality
Total | Prescribing quality* | OR (95% IC)** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Appropiate n (%) | Inappropiate n (%) | |||
Sex | ||||
Male | 358 (41.8) | 177 (49.4) | 181 (50.6) | 1 |
Female | 498 (58.2) | 259 (52.0) | 239 (48.0) | 1.19 (0.82–1.72) |
Academic background | ||||
Degree in Denistry | 690 (79.1) | 360 (52.2) | 330 (47.8) | 1 |
Stomatologist | 117 (13.4) | 59 (50.4) | 58 (49.6) | 0.55 (0.26–1.15) |
Medical Doctor and Graduate in Denistry | 65 (7.5) | 29 (44.6) | 36 (55.4) | 0.84 (0.39–1.78) |
How many years have you been practising as a dentist? | ||||
< 5 | 84 (9.6) | 53 (63.1) | 31 (36.9) | 1 |
5–10 | 133 (15.2) | 72 (54.1) | 61 (45.9) | 2.07 (0.96–4.76) |
11–20 | 252 (28.9) | 128 (50.8) | 124 (49.2) | 2.38 (1.16–5.15) |
21–30 | 249 (28.5) | 126 (50.6) | 123 (49.4) | 2.61 (1.25–5.74) |
> 30 | 155 (17.8) | 69 (44.5) | 86 (55.5) | 4.58 (1.80–12.48) |
In what type of clinic do you work? | ||||
Primary health centre | 77 (8.8) | 48 (62.3) | 29 (37.7) | 1 |
Private clinic | 633 (72.1) | 315 (49.8) | 318 (50.2) | 2.35 (1.14–5.00) |
University | 8 (0.9) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | – |
Primary health centre and private clinic | 83 (9.5) | 41 (49.4) | 42 (50.6) | 1.87 (0.81–4.38) |
Primary health centre and university | 8 (0.9) | 6 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | 0.86 (0.11–4.64) |
Private clinic and university | 52 (5.9) | 30 (57.7) | 22 (42.3) | 1.87 (0.74–4.81) |
All | 5 (0.6) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 1.33 (0.06–16.01) |
Others | 12 (1.4) | 6 (50.0) | 6 (50.0) | 1.94 (0.38–9.30) |
Have you completed any of the following postgraduate studies? | ||||
Master’s degree in endodontics | 90 (14.7) | 54 (60) | 36 (40.0) | 1 |
Master’s degree in periodontics | 67 (10.9) | 38 (56.7) | 29 (43.3) | 1.11 (0.56–2.21) |
Master’s degree in surgery | 222 (36.2) | 112 (50.5) | 110 (49.6) | 1.49 (0.88–2.56) |
Master’s degree in pediatric dentistry | 31 (5.0) | 22 (71.0) | 9 (29.0) | 0.66 (0.25–1.62) |
Master’s degree in prosthodontics | 50 (8.1) | 18 (36.0) | 32 (64.0) | 2.65 (1.26–5.71) |
Master’s degree in public health | 46 (7.5) | 28 (60.9) | 18 (39.1) | 1.37 (0.57–3.30) |
Other | 108 (17.6) | 57 (52.8) | 51 (47.2) | 1.30 (0.71–2.39) |