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Table 5 Multivariate analysis of predictors of antibiotics

From: Prescribing practices using WHO prescribing indicators and factors associated with antibiotic prescribing in six community pharmacies in Asmara, Eritrea: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Multivariable analysis

AOR (95% CI)

p-value*

Age

 

< 0.001

  < 15

2.93 (1.71–5)

< 0.001

 15 to 64

1.16 (0.70–1.91)

0.572

 65 and above

Ref.

 

Gender

 Male

1.57 (1.10–2.24)

0.013

 Female

Ref.

 

No of medicines prescribed

0.014

 1 to 2

Ref.

 

 3 to 4

2.17 (1.35–3.5)

0.001

 5 or more

6.24 (0.7–55.46)

0.1

  1. AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, * p < 0.05 was considered significant