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Table 4 Main Results From the Stepwise Linear Regression Analyses

From: Why patients want to take or refuse to take antibiotics: an inventory of motives

Criterion

Predictors

β

t

F

p

R

Appropriate Prescription

9.99

.001

.21

 

Gender

.16

3.40

 

.001

 

Number of children

−.13

2.67

.01

Protective Device

13.48

.001

.18

 

Change of Treatment

.18

3.67

 

.001

 

Enjoyment

8.99

.001

.25

 

Number of Prescriptions

.15

2.99

 

.003

 

Age

−.14

2.92

.003

Resistance

−.10

2.10

.04

Work Imperative

7.64

.001

.23

 

Change of Treatment

.13

2.52

 

.02

 

Gender

.13

2.75

.005

Number of Prescriptions

.09

1.71

.09

Secondary Gains

12.99

.001

.17

 

Age

.17

3.60

 

.001

 

Bacterial Resistance

18.30

.001

.34

 

Resistance

.27

5.69

 

.001

 

Inefficacy

.14

3.00

.001

Generally Useless

−.13

2.78

.01

Self-Defense

7.53

.001

.27

 

Resistance

.22

4.67

 

.001

 

Inefficacy

.13

2.68

.01

Lack of Trust

13.42

.001

.25

 

Resistance

.18

3.67

 

.001

 

Inefficacy

.15

3.13

.001