Table 7 Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of antibiotic prescription for outpatients under 5 years of age with common cold or upper respiratory tract infection
Characteristics | AB prescribed | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
Hospital | |||
 Provincial | 106 (68.8) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
 District | 299 (70.8) | 1.10 (0.73–1.64) | 0.73 (0.26–2.07) |
Sex | |||
 Boys | 217 (69.8) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
 Girls | 188 (70.9) | 1.06 (0.74–1.51) | 1.04 (0.44–2.46) |
Age group | |||
 0 year | 79 (62.2) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
 1 year | 99 (68.3) | 1.30 (0.79–2.16) | 0.55 (0.15–2.06) |
 2 years | 102 (75.6) | 1.88 (1.10–3.19) | 0.72 (0.18–2.81) |
 3 years | 74 (75.5) | 1.87 (1.04–3.36) | 0.40 (0.93–1.71) |
 4 years | 51 (71.8) | 1.54 (0.82–2.91) | 0.30 (0.06–1.41) |
Health insurances status | |||
 Covered by CBHI | 180 (73.6) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
 Covered by the others | 85 (75.8) | 1.41 (0.88–2.28) | 1.48 (0.42–5.20) |
 Not covered by health insurance | 141 (62.1) | 0.53 (0.37–0.76) | 1.37 (0.49–3.82) |
Diagnosis | |||
 Common cold | 8 (4.9) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
 Pharyngitis | 341 (96.0) | 474 (195–1155) | 660 (234–1856) |
 Others | 56 (98.3) | 1092 (133–8927) | 1567 (177–13,876) |