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Table 6 Revisit behavior according to different variables

From: Patients’ acceptance of placebo antibiotics in Japan: a prescription for antimicrobial resistance

Category/variable

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p value

Compliance

       

 Compliance with medication instructions (Q.12)

       

  Complies

522

56.4%

383

41.4%

20

2.2%

**

  Not always

24

50.0%

17

35.4%

7

14.6%

 Compliance to physicians’ instructions (Q.13)

       

  Complies

662

75.1%

201

22.8%

19

2.2%

**

  Not always/do not know

52

50.5%

32

31.1%

19

18.4%

 Understanding of physician explanations (Q.14)

       

  Satisfied

509

77.8%

130

19.9%

15

2.3%

**

  Not always satisfied

169

63.8%

80

30.2%

16

6.0%

Health literacy

       

 Understanding of antibiotics (Q.19)

       

  Good

349

75.5%

99

21.4%

14

3.0%

n.s

  Poor

365

69.8%

134

25.6%

24

4.6%

 Attitude toward influenza vaccination (Q.10)

       

  Positive

257

72.0%

89

24.9%

11

3.1%

*

  Negative

429

72.7%

139

23.6%

22

3.7%

  Neither

28

73.7%

5

13.2%

5

13.2%

 Utilization of medicine notebooks (Q.9)

       

  Full use

394

74.6%

122

23.1%

12

2.3%

*

  Not really

320

70.0%

111

24.3%

26

5.7%

Health awareness

       

 Walking habit (Q.6)

       

  Yes/relatively, yes

413

75.1%

117

21.3%

20

3.6%

n.s

  No/relatively, no

245

70.4%

91

26.1%

12

3.4%

  Neither/do not know

56

64.4%

25

28.7%

6

6.9%

 Awareness of health management (Q.5)

       

  Yes/relatively, yes

397

73.0%

132

24.3%

15

2.8%

**

  No/relatively, no

253

74.6%

73

21.5%

13

3.8%

  Neither/do not know

64

62.7%

28

27.5%

10

9.8%

 Experience with the denial of recommended examinations and treatment (Q.8)

       

  Yes/relatively, yes

102

73.4%

30

21.6%

7

5.0%

**

  No/relatively, no

563

74.4%

174

23.0%

20

2.6%

  Neither/do not know

49

55.1%

29

32.6%

11

12.4%

Access to healthcare facilities

       

 Number of hospitals and clinics nearby (Q.3)

       

  More than > 10

221

73.2%

69

22.8%

12

4.0%

**

  4–9

234

73.1%

78

24.4%

8

2.5%

  1–3

207

73.4%

68

24.1%

7

2.5%

  0

13

68.4%

5

26.3%

1

5.3%

  Neither none of the above/do not know

39

62.9%

13

21.0%

10

16.1%

 Frequency of hospital/clinic visits (Q.4)

       

  Visiting a specific facility periodically

291

76.4%

80

21.0%

10

2.6%

**

  Visiting not periodically, but regularly

107

74.8%

31

21.7%

5

3.5%

  Visit convenient facilities as needed

263

70.5%

98

26.3%

12

3.2%

  Trying to avoid seeing a doctor

52

60.5%

23

26.7%

11

12.8%

 Easiness to take a sick leave (Q.7)

       

  Easy/relatively easy

417

77.1%

110

20.3%

14

2.6%

**

  Not easy/relatively not easy

180

64.7%

85

30.6%

13

4.7%

  Neither/do not know

117

70.5%

38

22.9%

11

6.6%

  1. Chi-squared test
  2. n.s. not significant
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01