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Table 4 Perception of value attributes of generic drugs according to race and family income

From: Perceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide survey

  

All (n = 5000)

Race

Family Income (minimum wages)a

 

N(%)

 

White

Nonwhite

1 - 2

2 - 10

>10

Did not answered

Generic drugs are less effective (less powerful) than brand name drugs

I agree

1520 (30.4)

545 (27.1)

975 (32.6)

848 (32.4)

598 (28.8)

53 (24.3)

21 (23.9)

I disagree

2942 (58.8)

1258 (62.6)

1684 (56.3)

1456 (55.7)

1291 (62.1)

140 (64.2)

55 (62.5)

I don’t know/Did not answer

538 (10.8)

206 (10.3)

332 (11.1)

311 (11.9)

190 (9.1)

25 (11.5)

12 (13.6)

p-value b

 

<0.001

<0.001

Brand drugs cause more side effects (adverse reactions) than generic drugs.

I agree

1403 (28.1)

444 (22.1)

959 (32.1)

861 (32.9)

492 (23.7)

33 (15.1)

17 (19.3)

I disagree

2798 (56.0)

1243 (61.9)

1555 (52.0)

1323 (50.6)

1272 (61.2)

146 (67.0)

57 (64.8)

I don’t know/Did not answer

799 (16.0)

322 (16.0)

477 (15.9)

431 (16.5)

315 (15.2)

39 (17.9)

14 (15.9)

p-value b

 

<0.001

<0.001

Brand drugs take more time to the effect when compared to generic drugs

I agree

632 (12.6)

209 (10.4)

423(14.1)

382 (14.6)

221 (10.6)

20 (9.2)

9 (10.2)

I disagree

3672 (73.4)

1514 (75.4)

2158 (72.1)

1856 (71.0)

1589 (76.4)

173 (79.3)

54 (61.4)

I don’t know/Did not answer

696 (13.9)

286 (14.2)

410 (13.7)

377 (14.4)

269 (13.0)

25 (11.5)

25 (28.4)

p-value b

 

<0.001

<0.001

Generic drugs are more suitable or appropriate than brand name drugs for mild, banal or less serious diseases.

I agree

2049 (41.0)

683 (34.0)

1366 (45.7)

1164 (44.5)

789 (38.0)

80 (36.7)

16 (18.2)

I disagree

2344 (46.9)

1074 (53.5)

1270 (42.5)

1120 (42.8)

1054 (50.7)

112 (51.4)

58 (65.9)

I don’t know/Did not answer

607 (12.1)

252 (12.5)

355 (11.9)

331 (12.7)

236 (11.3)

26 (11.9)

14 (15.9)

p-value b

 

<0.001

<0.001

Physicians prefer to prescribe generic drugs.

I agree

2289 (45.8)

851 (42.4)

1438 (48.1)

1317 (50.4)

896 (43.1)

62 (28.4)

14 (15.9)

I disagree

2090 (41.8)

886 (44.1)

1204 (40.3)

981 (37.5)

959 (46.1)

120 (55.1)

30 (34.1)

I don’t know/Did not answer

621 (12.4)

272 (13.5)

349 (11.7)

317 (12.1)

224 (10.8)

36 (16.5)

44 (50.0)

p-value b

 

<0.001

<0.001

If there was not a price difference (generics are cheaper), I would always prefer taking a brand name drug.

I agree

2962 (59.2)

1114 (55.5)

1848 (61.8)

1609 (61.5)

1201 (57.8)

127 (58.3)

25 (28.4)

I disagree

1666 (33.3)

723 (36.0)

943 (31.5)

827 (31.6)

731 (35.2)

73 (33.5)

35 (39.8)

I don’t know/Did not answer

372 (7.4)

172 (8.6)

200 (6.7)

179 (6.9)

147 (7.1)

18 (8.3)

28 (31.8)

p-value b

 

<0.001

0.028

  1. Note : a Only included those who reported family income during the interview; b Only included those who answered the statements.