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. 2020 Oct 27;20:978. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05771-9

Table 6.

Crude and adjusted logistic regression of factors associated with antibiotic prescribing

Crude OR (95% CI) p-value Adjusted OR (95% CI) p-value
Cough (Ref: No) <  0.001*** <  0.001***
 Yes 3.28 (2.57, 4.19) 3.54 (2.54, 4.92)
Dizziness (Ref: No) 0.033* <  0.001***
 Yes 0.81 (0.66, 0.98) 0.48 (0.33, 0.71)
Difficulty in swallowing (Ref: No) 0.001** <  0.001***
 Yes 2.87 (1.51, 5.44) 7.78 (3.43, 17.64)
Watery stool (Ref: No) 0.044* 0.031*
 Yes 1.24 (1.01, 1.53) 1.56 (1.04, 2.34)
General body pain (Ref: No) 0.019* 0.104
 Yes 0.79 (0.65, 0.96) 0.79 (0.59, 1.05)
Nasal congestion (Ref: No) <  0.001*** 0.110
 Yes 1.67 (1.36, 2.04) 1.30 (0.94, 1.80)
Laboratory investigations (Ref: No) <  0.001*** 0.003**
 Yes 0.62 (0.51, 0.74) 0.71 (0.57, 0.89)
Pneumonia (Ref: No) 0.035* 0.147
 Yes 1.27 (1.02, 1.60) 1.57 (0.85, 2.88)
Acute respiratory tract infection (Ref: No) <  0.001*** 0.728
 Yes 1.80 (1.44, 2.25) 0.95 (0.70, 1.28)
Typhoid fever (Ref: No) 0.015* <  0.001***
 Yes 1.32 (1.06, 1.66) 3.78 (2.28, 6.26)
Urinary tract infection (Ref: No) <  0.001*** <  0.001*
 Yes 1.51 (1.20, 1.89) 3.53 (2.23, 5.60)
Skin disease (Ref: No) 0.020* 0.020*
 Yes 1.54 (1.07, 2.20) 1.82 (1.10, 3.02)

P < 0.05*, p < 0.01**, p < 0.001***, significance levels; CI Confidence Interval, OR Odds ratio, Ref Reference.