Table 3.

Results of logistic multilevel regression analysis to examine the relationship between patient preferences and the GP’s prescription of antibiotics (N=240)

GP’s prescription of antibiotics (1= Yes, 0= No)	Odds ratio	95% CI	p-value
Indication for antibioticsa
Yes	Reference	Reference	Reference
“Unsure” (ie, antibiotics can be considered)	0.067	0.018–0.245	0.000
No	0.053	0.014–0.203	0.000
Patient preference for antibiotics
No	Reference	Reference	Reference
Yes	0.401	0.067–2.411	0.318
Patient preference for antibiotics # indication for antibiotics
Preference No and indication Yes	Reference	Reference	Reference
Preference Yes and indication “Unsure”	7.696	1.009–58.679	0.049
Preference Yes and indication No	0.973	0.087–10.851	0.982
Constant	7.558	2.224–25.683	0.001

Notes:

^aBased on the recommendations in the three guidelines (see Table 1 for extensive recommendations).

^#The interaction effect between preference and indication was tested. Bold type indicates p<0.05.

Abbreviation: GP, general practitioner.