Volume 11, Number 6—June 2005
Research
Clinician Knowledge and Beliefs after Statewide Program to Promote Appropriate Antimicrobial Drug Use
Table 4
Perceptions and beliefs regarding patient expectations and peer-established norms, 2002 versus 1999
Belief or attitude* | Proportion giving desired response (%)† |
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Wisconsin (WI) |
Minnesota (MN) |
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1999 | 2002 | 1999 | 2002 | WI % 2002/WI % 1999 (adjusted)‡§ | MN % 2002/MN % in 1999 (adjusted)‡§ | |
Most of my patients think I should prescribe for cough, cold, or flulike symptoms. | 36 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 1.19 | 1.07 |
It is hard for me to withhold antibiotics because other clinicians in my community prescribe them for cough, cold, or flulike illness. | 62 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 1.18 (p = 0.014) | 1.00 |
*See Figure 1 for complete text of each statement.
†Desired response—disagree or strongly disagree.
‡Only significant p values presented; p values for baseline comparisons not presented.
§Ratios and corresponding p values adjusted for sex, years in practice, practice setting, and clinician type.