TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics of groups participating in a survey of parents' views on antibiotic use
| Study sites | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Overall (%) | PED (n=41)(%) | Office (n=37)(%) | Walk-in (n=36)(%) | P* |
| Average age of child (months) | 54 | 34 | 81 | 48 | <0.001 |
| Average age of parent completing questionnaire (years) | 35 | 31 | 38 | 34 | <0.001 |
| Two parents in home | 88 (79) | 28 (70) | 29 (81) | 31 (86) | 0.22 |
| One or more siblings | 91 (81) | 28 (70) | 32 (89) | 31 (86) | 0.07 |
| Child attends daycare | 24 (21) | 15 (37) | 4 (11) | 5 (14) | 0.009 |
| Child attends school | 39 (34) | 6 (15) | 22 (60) | 11 (31) | 0.001 |
| Child previously brought to this location | 95 (83) | 28 (68) | 34 (92) | 33 (92) | 0.005 |
| Usual setting where child brought for care | |||||
| PED | 22 (20) | 17 (47) | 2 (5) | 3 (9) | <0.001 |
| Paediatricians' office | 47 (44) | 4 (11) | 30 (81) | 13 (37) | <0.001 |
| Paediatric walk-in clinic | 17 (16) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 17 (48) | <0.001 |
| Family physician | 11 (10) | 10 (28) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
| Other | 11 (10) | 5 (14) | 4 (11) | 2 (6) | 0.52 |
*
Comparison of paediatric emergency department (PED), group paediatricians' office (Office) and after hours walk-in clinic in group paediatricians' office (Walk-in)(one-way ANOVA for comparison of means and χ2 test for comparison of proportions)