TABLE 4.
Multivariable Model for Predictors of a Tendency to Expect Antibiotics, 2013
| Effect | Reference Group | Tendency to Expect Antibiotics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If I Expect an Antibiotic, I Am Less Satisfied if I Don’t Receive One, OR (CI) | I Would Rather Give My Child Antibiotic Than Wait and See if He or She Needed It, OR (CI) | I Will Take My Child to Another Doctor if I Expect an Antibiotic and Don’t Receive One, OR (CI) | ||
| Insurance (Medicaid) | Commercial | 1.47 (0.85–2.55) | 3.73 (1.89–7.36) | 1.75 (0.96–3.21) |
| Education | ||||
| Less than HS | College | 1.08 (0.63–1.83) | 1.38 (0.72–2.67) | 2.15 (1.15–4.00)a |
| Completed HS | College | 0.64 (0.23–1.77) | 2.51 (0.96–6.60) | 1.79 (0.64–5.04) |
| Age >30 y | Age ≤30 y | 0.86 (0.55–1.36) | 1.83 (1.10–3.06)a | 0.86 (0.53–1.38) |
| Race or ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | White | 1.65 (0.97–2.81) | 1.16 (0.61–2.21) | 1.34 (0.74–2.40) |
| African American | White | 1.12 (0.56–2.22) | 1.06 (0.50–2.25) | 1.15 (0.56–2.36) |
| Other | White | 1.32 (0.71–2.45) | 0.94 (0.43–2.03) | 1.01 (0.50–2.02) |
| Child age ≥2 y | Age <2 y | 1.20 (0.74–1.93) | 1.05 (0.59–1.84) | 0.69 (0.42–1.15) |
| Child in child care | Yes | 0.83 (0.54–1.28) | 0.96 (0.58–1.59) | 1.00 (0.62–1.60) |
a
Statistically significant.