Table 1.

Predictors of respondents' preference for recommending generic medicines

Variable	n	Preference for generics, n (%)	OR (95% CI)	p value
Gender
Male	100	68 (68.0)	referent
Female	54	37 (68.5)	1.2 (0.5 – 2.8)	0.601
Age group
20 – 29 years	41	29 (70.7)	referent
30 – 39 years	78	51 (65.4)	0.9 (0.3 – 2.8)	0.921
≥40 years	35	25 (71.4)	1.4 (0.3 – 6.4)	0.700
Primary area of practice
Hospital	113	84 (74.3)	2.6 (1.2 – 5.8)	0.018*
Community	41	21 (51.2)	referent
Experience
0 – 5 years	67	48 (71.6)	referent
6 – 10 years	46	30 (65.2)	0.9 (0.3 – 2.6)	0.826
≥11 years	41	27 (65.9)	0.7 (0.2 – 2.5)	0.536
Postgraduate degree
Yes	39	24 (61.5)	referent
No	115	81 (70.4)	1.2 (0.5 – 2.9)	0.703

n = 154.

^*p < 0.05.