Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants
| Characteristics | Overall | Urban Community Health Center | Rural Township Health Center | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of respondents | 499 | 108 | 391 | – |
| Gender, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Men | 352 (70.54) | 53 (49.07) | 299 (76.47) | |
| Women | 147 (29.46) | 55 (50.93) | 92 (23.53) | |
| Age, Years (Mean ± SD) | 43.38 ± 9.59 | 48.37 ± 10.26 | 42.00 ± 8.93 | < 0.001 |
| Years of clinical practices | 16.28 ± 10.10 | 18.69 ± 11.40 | 15.61 ± 9.62 | 0.015 |
| Qualification | < 0.001 | |||
| No degree | 42 (8.42) | 8 (7.41) | 34 (8.70) | |
| Associate degree | 266 (53.31) | 38 (35.19) | 228 (58.31) | |
| University degree | 191 (38.28) | 62 (57.41) | 129 (32.99) | |
| Professional title | < 0.001 | |||
| Junior | 257 (51.50) | 28 (25.93) | 229 (58.57) | |
| Middle | 191 (38.28) | 53 (49.07) | 138 (35.29) | |
| Senior | 51 (10.22) | 27 (25.00) | 24 (6.14) | |
| Annual household income (¥+) | < 0.001 | |||
| < 40,000 | 143 (28.66) | 17 (15.74) | 126 (32.23) | |
| 40,000-79,999 | 253 (50.70) | 47 (43.52) | 206 (52.69) | |
| 80,000–119,999 | 77 (15.43) | 29 (26.85) | 48 (12.28) | |
| ≥ 120,000 | 26 (5.21) | 15 (13.89) | 11 (2.81) | |
| Training on antibiotic prescribing in 2017 | 0.001 | |||
| Attended | 374 (74.95) | 68 (62.96) | 306 (78.26) | |
| Not attended/Not aware | 125 (25.05) | 40 (37.04) | 85 (21.74) | |
*Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney tests (continuous and ordinal variables) or Chi-square tests (binary variables); + ¥ represented the Chinese unit of currency, Renminbi (RMB)