Table 7.

Odds Ratios of antibiotic prescription

Variable	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	P-value
Category of Health Professional
Family Medicine Doctor (REF)	1.00
Pediatrician	2.59 (1.64–4.08)	0.000
General Practitioner	1.78 (1.14–2.78)	0.012
Rural Trainee	4.62 (2.00–10.67)	0.000
Gender of Prescriber
Male (REF)	1.00
Female	0.89 (0.68–1.18)	0.422
Hours dedicated to clinical practice per day
0 (REF)	1.00
1+	1.38 (1.08–1.76)	0.011

REF: Reference category