Table 6 The factors associated with doctors issuing good/quality prescriptions (n = 344)
Variable | Category | Total number of doctors | Doctors issuing quality prescriptions (n = 166) | OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 344 | n (%) | |||||
Age group (years) | 20–40 (yrs) | 176 | 95 (54.0) | 1.6 (1.1–2.5) | 1.2 (0.7–2.1) | 0.42 |
41–80 (yrs) | 168 | 71 (42.3) | ||||
Experience (years) | 0–30 yrs | 290 | 149 (51.4) | 2.3 (1.2–4.3) | 1.1 (0.5–2.3) | 0.82 |
31–60 yrs | 54 | 17 (31.5) | ||||
Patient Consultation (number/day) | 0–80 /day | 176 | 68 (38.6) | 0.4 (0.3–0.7) | 0.6 (0.4–1.1) | 0.08 |
81–250/day | 168 | 98 (58.3) | ||||
Hospital type | Public | 175 | 102 (58.3) | 2.3 (1.5–3.5) | 1.6 (0.9–3.0) | 0.11 |
Private | 169 | 64 (37.9) | ||||
Hospital Location | Rural | 266 | 139 (52.3) | 2.1 (1.2–3.5) | 1.8 (0.9–3.4) | 0.056 |
Awareness on NCD guide | Yes | 218 | 118 (54.1) | 1.9 (1.2–3.0) | 1.8 (1.04–2.9) | 0.03 |
No | 126 | 48 (38.1) | ||||
Quality certification | Yes | 51 | 33 (64.7) | 2.2 (1.2–4.1) | 2.2 (1.1–4.4) | 0.02 |
No | 293 | 133 (45.4) | ||||
Software for patient data management | Yes | 26 | 22(84.6) | 6.6 (2.2–19.7) | 12.1 (3.8–38.5) | < 0.001 |
No | 318 | 144 (45.3) | ||||
Gender | Male | 203 | 91 (44.8) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) | – | – |
Female | 141 | 75 (53.2) | ||||
Marital status | Married | 313 | 149 (47.6) | 0.7 (0.4–1.6) | – | – |
Single | 31 | 17 (54.8) | ||||
Education | PG | 167 | 73 (43.7) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) | – | – |
MBBS | 177 | 93 (52.5) | ||||
Place of education | Domestic | 336 | 161 (47.9) | 0.6 (0.1–2.3) | – | – |
International | 8 | 5 (62.5) | ||||
Number of CMEs attended | One CME | 236 | 118 (50) | 1.3 (0.8–1.9) | – | – |
No CME | 108 | 48 (44.4) | ||||
Journal Subscription | Yes | 96 | 47 (49.0) | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | – | – |
No | 248 | 119 (48.0) | ||||
Consultation time (hrs)/day | 0–6 h | 168 | 76 (45.2) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | – | – |
7–11 h | 176 | 90 (51.1) | ||||
Contract Type | Permanent | 269 | 136 (50.6) | 1.5 (0.9–2.6) | – | – |
Temporary | 75 | 30 (40.0) | ||||
Clinical research | Yes | 39 | 20 (51.3) | 1.1 (0.6–2.2) | – | – |
No | 305 | 146 (47.9) | ||||
Urban | 78 | 27 (34.6) | ||||
Pharmacy availability | Yes | 327 | 159 (48.6) | 1.4 (0.5–3.6) | – | – |
No | 17 | 7 (41.2) |