Volume 20, Number 12—December 2014
Research
Effects of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Primary Care Providers on Antibiotic Selection, United States
Table 1
Characteristisc of primary care providers interviewed for knowledge, attitudes, and practices in antibiotic drug selection, United States*
Characteristic | Physician, n = 27 | NP or PA, n = 9 |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
M | 18 | 1 |
F |
9 |
8 |
Race/ethnicity | ||
White | 18 | 9 |
Black | 4 | 0 |
Asian | 3 | 0 |
Hispanic | 1 | 0 |
Other |
1 |
0 |
Years in practice | ||
<10 | 5 | 5 |
10–20 | 11 | 3 |
21–30 |
11 |
1 |
Medical specialty | ||
Pediatrics | 9 | 3 |
Family medicine | 9 | 6 |
Internal medicine | 9 | 0 |
*NP, nurse practitioner; PA, physician assistant.