Table 1 Characteristics of clusters of healthcare workers (HCW) participating in the survey on antibiotic use and resistance, Italy, 2019
HCW characteristics (%) | Cluster 1 (n = 442) | Cluster 2 (n = 503) | Cluster 3 (n = 748) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (female) | 73.4 | 67.8 | 40.2 | < 0.001 |
Age | < 0.001 | |||
18–45 years | 42.1 | 59.8 | 30.5 | |
46 years-over | 57.9 | 40.2 | 69.5 | |
Profession | < 0.001 | |||
Medical Doctor | 19.5 | – | 99.7 | |
Pharmacist | 12.0 | 99.8 | 0.1 | |
Allied HCW | 53.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
Other | 14.7 | – | 0.1 | |
Years in profession | < 0.001 | |||
≤ 25 years | 66.3 | 76.3 | 51.3 | |
> 25 years | 33.7 | 23.7 | 48.7 | |
Role | < 0.001 | |||
Research | 14.5 | 0.8 | 2.5 | |
Generalist | 20.6 | 85.7 | 52.5 | |
Public Health and Management | 31.7 | 12.5 | 5.3 | |
Specialist infection | 10.9 | – | 6.6 | |
Specialist non-infection | 22.4 | 1.0 | 33.0 | |
Setting | < 0.001 | |||
Community | 4.4 | – | 45.9 | |
Governmental Organization | 10.0 | 0.2 | 4.8 | |
Hospital | 75.2 | – | 44.2 | |
Other | 1.9 | – | 2.3 | |
Pharmacy | – | 99.8 | – | |
University | 8.6 | – | 2.8 | |
Prescriber (Yes) | 0.7 | 1.8 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Advice on antibiotics (Yes) | 59.0 | 93.2 | 98.5 | < 0.001 |
Use of Social Media (Yes) | 60.6 | 64.2 | 56.6 | 0.024 |