Skip to main content

Table 1 Female subgroup analysis related to the antibiotics-OCP interaction knowledge

From: Oral contraceptives and antibiotics. A cross-sectional study about patients’ knowledge in general practice

 

Yes (%)

No (%)

Dont know/no answer (%)

p-value

Sex

Age group

Categories

Subcategories (n)

    

F

<46 years

Age groups (years)

 

<0.001

−25 (n = 210)

58.1

13.8

28.1

 

26-35 (n = 270)

58.9

10.4

30.7

 

36-45 (n = 325)

43.1

11.7

45.2

 

46+ years

 

<0.001

46-55 (n = 345)

36.8

12.2

51.0

 

56-65 (n = 252)

23.8

9.9

66.3

 

66-75 (n = 269)

15.6

5.2

79.2

 

76+ (n = 111)

8.1

6.3

85.6

 

<46 years

Educational level

 

0.029

Primary (n = 299)

50.8

10.0

39.1

 

Secondary (n = 354)

55.6

10.5

33.9

 

Tertiary (n = 148)

46.6

18.9

34.5

 

46+ years

 

0.013

Primary (n = 532)

24.8

7.3

67.9

 

Secondary (n = 318)

23.9

8.8

67.3

 

Tertiary (n = 112)

23.2

17.9

58.9

 

<46 years

Country of origin

 

<0.001

Austria (n = 678)

55.9

10.8

33.3

 

EU 27 + (n = 51)

41.2

17.6

41.2

 

Others (n = 74)

27.0

17.6

55.4

 

46+ years

 

0.274

Austria (n = 857)

24.5

8.5

67.0

 

EU 28+ (n = 55)

16.4

14.5

69.1

 

Others (n = 64)

29.7

10.9

59.4

 

<46 years

GP gender

 

0.015

Female GP (n = 207)

44.4

11.6

44.0

 

Male GP (n = 598)

55.0

11.9

33.1

 

46+ years

 

0.080

Female GP (n = 338)

20.1

9.5

70.4

 

Male GP (n = 639)

26.6

8.8

64.6

 

<46 years

Location GP office

 

<0.001

Urban (n = 340)

44.7

15.3

40.0

 

Rural (n = 465)

57.8

9.2

32.9

 

46+ years

   

0.002

Urban (n = 481)

20.2

11.2

68.6

 

Rural (n = 496)

28.4

6.9

64.7

 

<46 years

Source of information

 

0.580

GP (n = 338)

50.9

10.1

39.1

 

Specialist/pharmacy (n = 26)

57.7

11.5

30.8

 

Media/Internet/Friends/Own (n = 157)

52.9

11.5

35.7

 

Package insert (n = 123)

61.0

9.8

29.3

 

46+ years

 

0.035

GP (n = 496)

19.2

8.9

72.0

 

Specialist/pharmacy (n = 25)

16.0

8.0

76.0

 

Media/Internet/Friends/Own (n = 212)

26.4

8.5

65.1

 

Package insert (n = 97)

29.9

14.4

55.7

 
  1. Significance at a significant level of p < 0.05