Table 3.

Attitudes and behavioral intentions of respondents toward antibiotic prescriptions.

Measurement	Scores (Mean ± SD)						p *	Cronbach’s Alpha
	Total n = 625	General Practitioner n = 264	Internist/Pediatrician n = 154	Surgeon n = 77	Gynecologist n = 8 7	Chinese Medical Practitioner n = 43
Attitude
Complacency	1.29 ± 0.65	1.26 ± 0.65	1.30 ± 0.68	1.22 ± 0.69	1.41 ± 0.56	1.36 ± 0.69	0.173	0.912
Fear	1.11 ± 0.63	1.07 ± 0.64	1.09 ± 0.64	1.00 ± 0.62	1.31 ± 0.54	1.27 ± 0.67	0.002	0.797
Ignorance	1.28 ± 0.43	1.32 ± 0.44	1.24 ± 0.42	1.21 ± 0.41	1.26 ± 0.38	1.27 ± 0.57	0.140	0.694
Indifference	−0.29 ± 0.70	−0.29 ± 0.70	−0.27 ± 0.67	−0.32 ± 0.77	−0.36 ± 0.64	−0.22 ± 0.74	0.775	0.669
Responsibility avoidance	−1.15 ± 0.45	−1.22 ± 0.45	−1.19 ± 0.46	−1.15 ± 0.46	−1.14 ± 0.39	−1.17 ± 0.48	0.286	0.385
Behavioral intention
Prescribe antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections	3.98 ± 2.21	3.94 ± 2.09	3.86 ± 2.28	4.58 ± 2.57	3.92 ± 2.14	3.65 ± 2.02	0.221	N/A
Prescribe antibiotics	0.86 ± 0.63	0.84 ± 0.61	0.83 ± 0.62	0.86 ± 0.73	0.95 ± 0.59	0.86 ± 0.67	0.761	0.898
Reduce antibiotic prescriptions	1.29 ± 0.54	1.31 ± 0.52	1.24 ± 0.55	1.30 ± 0.54	1.36 ± 0.50	1.22 ± 0.64	0.694	0.893

* p-values derived from Kruskal–Wallis rank tests; N/A: Not applicable.