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Table 5 Binary logistic regression analysis of the effect of location of the FP practice on CRP testing in the two groups

From: Impact of educational training and C-reactive protein point-of-care testing on antibiotic prescribing in rural and urban family physician practices in Latvia: a randomised controlled intervention study

Intervention group

Control group

Characteristic

CRP testing

n (%)

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

P

CRP testing

n (%)

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

P

Location of practice

 Rural areas

370 (90.9)

2.51 (1.57–4.00)

< 0.001

3 (0.9)

0.05 (0.02–0.17)

< 0.001

 Regional cities

145 (54.9)

0.39 (0.27–0.57)

< 0.001

20 (12.8)

0.99 (0.53–1.86)

0.99

 Capital of Latvia

328 (68.0)

1

 

55 (14.1)

1

 
  1. aAdjusted OR: adjusted odds ratio – adjusted for patient-related factors (age, sex, duration of symptoms) and FP-related factors (age, sex, work experience, number of registered paediatric patients), except the age of FP due to the collinearity with the duration of the career of FP
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BMC Pediatrics

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