Table 6. Attitudes of physicians (attendings and residents) towards industry stratified by number of encounters held with pharmaceutical representatives.
| Statements | <5 encounters | n | ≥5 encounters | n | P-value |
| Receiving medical samples affects prescribing behavior | 48 (69.6%) | 69 | 23 (29.4%) | 78 | <0,001 |
| Receiving invitations to cocktails, lunches or dinners affects prescribing behavior | 38 (54.3%) | 70 | 28 (36.4%) | 77 | 0,043 |
| Receiving promotional material affects prescribing behavior | 32 (47.1%) | 68 | 17 (22.4%) | 76 | 0,003 |
| Receiving material related to medical practice (otoscopes, vademecums) affects prescribing behavior | 37 (53.6%) | 69 | 22 (28.2%) | 78 | 0,003 |
| Receiving learning material (text books) affects prescribing behavior | 38 (54.3%) | 70 | 24 (30.8%) | 78 | 0,006 |
| Receiving gifts not related to medical practice valued at <US$50 affects prescribing behavior | 28 (41.2%) | 68 | 18 (23.1%) | 78 | 0,03 |
| Funding of registration costs to conferences affects prescribing behavior* | 44 (63.8%) | 69 | 30 (38.5%) | 78 | 0,006 |
| Industry-funded CME affects prescribing behavior | 46 (66.7%) | 69 | 32 (41%) | 78 | 0,005 |
*Cut-off point was 10 encounters instead of 5 as in previous examples.