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Table 3 Factors associated with better knowledge of the uses of antibiotics

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of parents in rural China on the use of antibiotics in children: a cross-sectional study

Factors

Crude odds ratio (95% CI)

Adjusted odds ratio* (95% CI)

Female

0.865(0.725-1.031)

0.879 (0.713-1.084)

Age of parents (yrs.)

1.012(0.992-1.032)

1.012 (0.989-1.037)

Living in a village

0.464(0.348-0.618)

0.777 (0.556-1.085)

Education level of parents

  

Primary school

0.085(0.019-0.386)

0.089 (0.018-0.426)**

Secondary school

0.212(0.147-0.306)

0.262 (0.170-0.405)**

High school

0.408(0.280-0.594)

0.485 (0.323-0.730)**

College or above

Reference

Reference

With medical insurance

1.161(0.697-1.932)

1.105 (0.645-1.893)

More than one child

0.582(0.440-0.771)

0.873 (0.627-1.217)

  1. *Adjusted odds ratio from multiple logistic regression analysis.
  2. **Statistically significant P < 0.05.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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