Table 3.
Associations with prescribing antibiotics for URTI and acute bronchitis, adjusted models, 2010–2019 ReCEnT data.
| Variable | Class | URTI | Acute bronchitis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | ||
| Longitudinal factor | Year of consultation | 0.90 (0.88, 0.93) | <0.001 | 0.92 (0.88, 0.96) | <0.001 |
| Patient factors | |||||
| Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander | Yes | 1.37 (0.75, 2.50) | 0.31 | ||
| Patient age group | 5–14 years | 1.48 (1.26, 1.74) | <0.001 | 6.54 (4.54, 9.44) | <0.001 |
| Ref: 0–5 | 15–24 years | 2.06 (1.76, 2.41) | <0.001 | 7.68 (5.32, 11.1) | <0.001 |
| 25–44 years | 2.39 (2.09, 2.73) | <0.001 | 6.73 (5.22, 8.69) | <0.001 | |
| 45–64 years | 3.04 (2.64, 3.52) | <0.001 | 7.15 (5.54, 9.23) | <0.001 | |
| 65 years+ | 4.70 (3.93, 5.62) | <0.001 | 8.50 (6.46, 11.2) | <0.001 | |
| Patient/practice status | New to registrar | 1.21 (1.00, 1.47) | 0.048 | ||
| New to practice | 1.27 (0.92, 1.76) | 0.15 | |||
| Registrar factors | |||||
| Qualified as doctor in Australia | Yes | 0.76 (0.63, 0.92) | 0.004 | ||
| Registrar FTEa | Part-time | 0.92 (0.81, 1.05) | 0.20 | ||
| Registrar age | 0.99 (0.98, 1.00) | 0.039 | 1.01 (1.00, 1.03) | 0.15 | |
| Registrar gender | Female | 0.91 (0.81, 1.04) | 0.17 | ||
| Training term/post | |||||
| Ref: Term 1 | Term 2 | 1.11 (1.00, 1.23) | 0.046 | 1.35 (1.10, 1.65) | 0.004 |
| Term 3 | 1.17 (1.04, 1.32) | 0.008 | 1.24 (0.98, 1.55) | 0.068 | |
| Practice factors | |||||
| Practice routinely bulk bills | Yes | 0.86 (0.76, 0.98) | 0.023 | ||
| Practice size | Small | 1.11 (0.99, 1.23) | 0.063 | 0.88 (0.73, 1.07) | 0.21 |
| Region | Region 2 | 0.88 (0.65, 1.18) | 0.39 | 0.73 (0.47, 1.12) | 0.15 |
| Ref: region 1 | Region 3 | 0.69 (0.52, 0.91) | 0.008 | 0.72 (0.49, 1.05) | 0.092 |
| Region 4 | 0.81 (0.68, 0.98) | 0.028 | 1.48 (1.13, 1.92) | 0.004 | |
| Region 5 | 0.72 (0.42, 1.23) | 0.22 | 1.22 (0.57, 2.60) | 0.61 | |
| Region 6 | 1.32 (1.04, 1.68) | 0.022 | 1.47 (1.03, 2.11) | 0.034 | |
| Region 7 | 0.99 (0.75, 1.31) | 0.94 | 0.91 (0.59, 1.39) | 0.66 | |
| Rurality | Inner regional | 1.12 (0.94, 1.33) | 0.20 | 1.39 (1.06, 1.81) | 0.017 |
| Outer regional remote | 1.49 (1.15, 1.93) | 0.003 | 1.52 (1.04, 2.24) | 0.032 | |
| Consultation factors | |||||
| Consultation duration | 1.02 (1.02, 1.03) | <0.001 | 0.98 (0.97, 1.00) | 0.008 | |
| Number of problems | 0.77 (0.72, 0.83) | <0.001 | |||
| Assistance sought | Other sources | 5.60 (4.68, 6.69) | <0.001 | 2.48 (1.87, 3.30) | <0.001 |
| Supervisor | 2.36 (1.73, 3.22) | <0.001 | 1.57 (1.04, 2.37) | 0.033 | |
| Follow-up ordered | GP appointment with registrar | 1.51 (1.36, 1.69) | <0.001 | 1.50 (1.24, 1.81) | <0.001 |
| With someone else | 1.33 (1.00, 1.76) | 0.051 | 1.40 (0.93, 2.09) | 0.11 | |
| Imaging ordered | Yes | 1.44 (0.92, 2.26) | 0.11 | 1.32 (0.96, 1.80) | 0.088 |
| Learning goals generated | Yes | 1.40 (1.13, 1.73) | 0.002 | 0.89 (0.66, 1.19) | 0.43 |
| Pathology ordered | Yes | 1.42 (1.19, 1.69) | <0.001 | ||
| Referral ordered | Yes | 0.16 (0.09, 0.28) | <0.001 | ||
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