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Table 3 Factors independently associated with non-compliance (results of the logistic regression). This analysis included only those children seen in the three centres participating in period 2 of the study

From: Compliance with the current recommendations for prescribing antibiotics for paediatric community-acquired pneumonia is improving: data from a prospective study in a French network

 

Compliant

Non compliant

aOR

CI 95 %

p

N = 909

N = 676

n (%)

n (%)

Period

 First period

672 (52.0)

620 (48.0)

1

-

-

 Second period

237 (80.9)

56 (18.5)

0.2

0.1–0.3

<0.001

Age

  < 1 year

97 (33.8)

190 (62.6)

1

-

-

  > 1 year

812 (66.2)

486 (37.4)

0.4

0.3–0.5

<0.001

Risk factors for pneumococcal infection

 No

859 (59.2)

591 (40.8)

1

-

-

 Yes

30 (21.3)

66 (68.7)

2.4

1.4–4.1

0.002

Respiratory distress

 No

687 (64.0)

386 (36.0)

1

-

-

 Yes

207 (43.0)

275 (57.0)

0.8

0.6–1.1

0.62

Ill appearance

 No

679 (63.3)

394 (36.7)

1

-

-

 Yes

208 (44.4)

260 (55.6)

1.3

0.9–1.7

0.11

Season

 Winter

353 (38.8)

233 (34.5)

1

-

-

 Spring

173 (19)

106 (15.7)

0.8

0.6–1.1

0.21

 Summer

105 (11.6)

95 (14)

1

0.7–1.5

0.97

 Fall

278 (30.6)

242 (35.8)

0.9

0.6–1.2

0.44

Hospitalization

 No

783 (70.7)

324 (29.3)

1

  

 Yes

117 (25.2)

348 (74.8)

7

5.1–9.7

<0.001