Table 3.
Relation of socio-demographic characteristics with over-expectation for antibiotics for common childhood complaints
| Socio-demographic factors | High over-expectation (expectation for an antibiotic for 3 or more complaints) | Low over-expectation (expectation for an antibiotic for 2 or fewer complaints) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age (years) | |||
| ≤ 29 | 68 (43.0) | 90 (57.0) | 0.407 |
| 30 ~ 49 | 140 (49.3) | 144 (50.7) | |
| ≥ 50 | 127 (45.4) | 153 (54.6) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 29 (41.4) | 41 (58.6) | 0.380 |
| Female | 306 (46.9) | 346 (53.1) | |
| Educational level | |||
| Primary school and below | 133 (44.6) | 165 (55.4) | 0.484 |
| Junior school | 149 (49.0) | 155 (51.0) | |
| Senior school and above | 53 (44.2) | 67 (55.8) | |
| Household income level (Yuan) | |||
| < 10,000 [<1200 Euro] | 36 (46.2) | 42 (53.8) | 0.462 |
| 10,000–30,000 [1200–3600 Euro] | 186 (48.4) | 198 (51.6) | |
| > 30,000 [>3600 Euro] | 113 (43.5) | 147 (56.5) | |
| Relation with child | |||
| Parents | 167 (46.9) | 189 (53.1) | 0.810 |
| Grandparents | 160 (45.6) | 191 (54.4) | |
| Other | 8 (53.3) | 7 (46.7) | |
| Number of child | |||
| 1 | 306 (46.4) | 353 (53.6) | 0.762 |
| 2 | 27 (45.0) | 33 (55.0) | |
| 3 | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | |
| Age of child (years) | |||
| < 3 | 114 (39.4) | 175 (60.6) | 0.02 |
| ≥ 3 | 221 (51.0) | 212 (49.0) | |
| Sex of child | |||
| Male | 208 (48.1) | 224 (51.9) | 0.250 |
| Female | 127(43.8) | 163(56.2) | |