Table 7.

Multiple linear regression of socio-demographic characteristics on physicians’ prescribing behavior in hospitals of Dessie, Ethiopia

No.	Variables	Categories	N (%)	P-value	β (95% CI)
1	Sex	Male	120 (88.2)	0.42	−0.17 (−0.61–0.25)
1	Sex	Female	16 (11.8)	0.42	−0.17 (−0.61–0.25)
2	Age	25–29	35 (25.7)	0.20	−0.11 (−0.29–0.06)
		30–34	49 (36)
		35–39	27 (19.9)
		> = 40	25 (18.4)
3	Education	GPs	60 (44.1)	0.48	− 0.34 (−1.3–0.62)
3	Education	Specialized	76 (55.9)	0.48	− 0.34 (−1.3–0.62)
4	Specialty	Internist	16 (21.1)	0.01	−0.06 (−0.11- (− 0.01))
		Surgeon	12 (15.8)
		Gynecologist	10 (13.2)
		Pediatrician	6 (7.9)
		Dermatologist	3 (3.9)
		Orthopedics	3 (3.9)
		Resident	20 (26.3)
		ENTs	6 (7.9)
5	Country of specialization	Ethiopia	74 (97.3)	0.82	0.07 (−0.61–0.77)
5	Country of specialization	Outside Ethiopia	2 (2.7)	0.82	0.07 (−0.61–0.77)
6	Working experience	< 5 years	84 (61.8)	0.38	− 0.1 (− 0.33–0.12)
		5–10 years	26 (19.1)
		> 10 years	26 (19.1)
7	Working areas	Public	84 (61.8)	0.04	0.15 (0.00–0.31)
		Private	18 (13.2)
		Both	34 (25)