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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents

From: Irrational prescribing of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in general practice: testing the feasibility of an educational intervention among physicians in five European countries

 

Cuprus

France

Greece

Malta

Turkey

P-value

Total cases

10

9

17

25

23

 

Gender

     

0.7031

Male n (%)

8(80.0)

6(66.7)

9(52.9)

15(60.0)

15(62.5)

 

Female n (%)

2(20.2)

3(33.3)

8(47.1)

10(40.0)

8(34.8)

 

Mean age

40

52

42

47

40

0.0022

Type of service area

      

Rural/Semi-urban/Other

4(40)

0(0)

17(100)

14(56.0)

17(73.9)

<0.00013

Urban

6(60.0)

9(100)

0(0)

11(44.0)

6(26.1)

Years of experience

      

0-10 Years

7(70.0)

0(0)

11(64.7)

8(32.0)

3(13.0)

<0.00014

>10Years

3(30.0)

9 (100)

6(35.3)

17(68.0)

20(87.0)

Kind of organization

      

Private/Combination/Don’t know/Other

4(40.0)

8(88.9)

0(0.0)

19(76.0)

0(0)

<0.00015

Public

6(60)

1(11.1)

17(100)

6(24.0)

23(100)

 

Organizational type

      

Health center/Hospital

6(60.0)

0(0)

17(100)

8(32.0)

23(100)

<0.00016

Independent/Chain/Group/Other

4(40.0)

9(100)

0(0)

17(68.0)

0(0)

  1. 1The chi-squared test of independence was applied X2 = 6.499 (d.f. = 4).
  2. 2The non parametric Kruskal-Wallis Test was applied X2 = 18.132 (d.f. = 4).
  3. 3The chi-squared test of independence was applied X2 = 35.131 (d.f. = 4).
  4. 4The chi-squared test of independence was applied X2 = 26.502 (d.f. = 4).
  5. 5The chi-squared test of independence was applied X2 = 53.413 (d.f. = 4).
  6. 6The chi-squared test of independence was applied X2 = 53.519 (d.f. = 4).