Factors behind Antibiotic Therapy: A Survey of Primary Care Pediatricians in Lombardy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sex | |
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F | 208 (82.2%) |
M | 45 (17.8%) |
Year of graduation | |
1960–1970 | 2 (0.8%) |
1971–1980 | 17 (6.7%) |
1981–1990 | 143 (56.5%) |
1991–2000 | 70 (27.7%) |
2001–2010 | 15 (5.9%) |
2011–2020 | 6 (2.4%) |
Year of post-graduate specialization | |
1971–1980 | 3 (1.2%) |
1981–1990 | 81(32.0%) |
1991–2000 | 122 (48.2%) |
2001–2010 | 31 (12.3%) |
2011–2020 | 16 (6.3%) |
Years spent working as a primary care pediatrician | |
1–5 years | 9 (3.6%) |
5–10 years | 12 (4.7%) |
>10 years | 232 (91.7%) |
Further specialization | |
Yes | 38 (15.0%) |
No | 215 (85.0%) |
Participation in seminars and/or conferences on antimicrobial resistance | |
No, and no interest in following them | 7 (2.8%) |
No, but with interest in following them | 82 (32.3%) |
Yes, but only 1 | 91 (36.0%) |
Yes, and more than 1 | 73 (28.9%) |
N (%) | |
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Knowledge gaps | |
0 | 194 (76.7%) |
1 | 59 (23.3%) |
Legal repercussions | |
0 | 189 (74.7%) |
1 | 64 (25.3%) |
Parental pressure | |
0 | 225 (88.9%) |
1 | 28 (11.1%) |
Diagnostic uncertainty | |
0 | 170 (67.2%) |
1 | 83 (32.8%) |
Variable | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
Courses in the last 3 years (no, but I would like to follow them) | 0.243 | 0.04–1.31 | 0.1000 |
Courses in the last 3 years (yes) | 0.210 | 0.04–1.09 | 0.0633 |
Length of service (5–10 years) | 0.459 | 0.06–3.22 | 0.4330 |
Length of service (>10 years) | 0.444 | 0.10–1.86 | 0.2670 |
Sex (male) | 0.815 | 0.36–1.81 | 0.6150 |
Diagnostic uncertainty (1) | 3.970 | 2.15–7.30 | 0.0001 |
Variable | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
Courses in the last 3 years (no, but I would like to follow them) | 1.030 | 0.10–9.79 | 0.9760 |
Courses in the last 3 years (yes) | 0.596 | 0.06–5.50 | 0.6480 |
Years of working (5–10 years) | 0.759 | 0.08–7.03 | 0.8080 |
Years of working (>10 years) | 0.464 | 0.08–2.46 | 0.3670 |
Sex (male) | 0.887 | 0.30–2.59 | 0.8270 |
Diagnostic uncertainty (1) | 2.310 | 1.03–5.22 | 0.0433 |
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Perrone, P.M.; Picca, M.; Carrozzo, R.; Agostoni, C.V.; Marchisio, P.; Milani, G.P.; Castaldi, S. Factors behind Antibiotic Therapy: A Survey of Primary Care Pediatricians in Lombardy. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 1091. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081091
Perrone PM, Picca M, Carrozzo R, Agostoni CV, Marchisio P, Milani GP, Castaldi S. Factors behind Antibiotic Therapy: A Survey of Primary Care Pediatricians in Lombardy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(8):1091. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081091
Chicago/Turabian StylePerrone, Pier Mario, Marina Picca, Romeo Carrozzo, Carlo Virginio Agostoni, Paola Marchisio, Gregorio Paolo Milani, and Silvana Castaldi. 2024. "Factors behind Antibiotic Therapy: A Survey of Primary Care Pediatricians in Lombardy" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, no. 8: 1091. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081091