Table 3.
Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Associations Between Training in Infection Control and Having Recommended Antibiotic Stewardship Policies.
| Policy/program | Total, N = 922 (%) |
Specific training, n = 359 (%) |
No specific training, n = 563 (%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written guidelines in place for antibiotic use | 422 (46.5) | 161 (45.5) | 261 (47.1) | .63 |
| Collection of data on antibiotic utilization | 467 (51.4) | 197 (55.7) | 270 (48.7) | .04 |
| Antibiotic prescribing guideline/order form | 152 (16.7) | 70 (19.8) | 82 (14.8) | .05 |
| Policies to restrict the use of specific antibiotics | 65 (7.2) | 44 (12.4) | 21 (3.8) | <.01 |
| Providing feedback to clinicians on antibiotic prescribing | 301 (33.2) | 136 (38.4) | 165 (29.8) | .01 |
| Use of therapeutic formularies | 153 (16.9) | 73 (20.6) | 80 (14.4) | .02 |
| Review of cases to assess antibiotic appropriateness | 395 (43.5) | 179 (50.6) | 216 (39.0) | <.01 |
| None of the above policies/programs on antibiotic use | 105 (11.6) | 31 (8.8) | 74 (13.4) | .03 |