Table A.4.

Conformity of the duration of the antibiotic course to guidelines

		Conformity	Non-conformity	P
Doctors	General practitioner	32 (37.6%)	53 (62.4%)	0.778
	Specialist	73 (39.5%)	112 (60.5%)
Age category	1–11	14 (5.28%)	39 (14.71%)	0.124
	12–21	16 (60.3%)	20 (7.54%)
	22–50	58 (21.88%)	84 (31.69%)
	≥51	14 (5.28%)	20 (7.54%)
Gender of patients	Male	60 (45.1%)	73 (54.9%)	0.39
	Female	45 (32.8%)	92 (67.2%)
Residence	Beyrouth	11 (45.8%)	13 (54.2%)	0.238
	Mount Lebanon	30 (42.3%)	41 (57.7%)
	Bekaa	1 (33.3%)	2 (66.7%)
	North	20 (39.2%)	31 (60.8%)
	South	42 (35.3%)	77 (64.7%)
Level of education	Elementary	15 (40.5%)	22 (59.5%)	0.754
	Intermediate	13 (41.9%)	18 (58.1%)
	Secondary	26 (40%)	39 (60%)
	University	38 (43.7%)	49 (56.3%)
Is there any fever?	Yes	56 (36.8%)	96 (63.2%)	0.435
	No	47 (41.6%)	66 (58.4%)
How long did fever persist?	1 day	11 (26.8%)	30 (73.2%)	0.107
	2 days	23 (40.4%)	34 (59.6%)
	3 days	15 (45.5%)	18 (54.5%)
	1 week	4 (44.4%)	5 (55.6%)
Laboratory culture	Yes	21 (38.9%)	33 (61.1%)	0.981
	No	84 (39.1%)	131 (60.9%)