Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents (n = 564)
From: A screening question to assess risk of using antibiotics without a prescription: a diagnostic study
Characteristic | Value | Any Prior Non-Prescription Antibiotic Use | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes N = 246 | No N = 318 | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjustedf OR (95% CI) | ||
Median age (year) (IQR)a | 51 (41–60) | 48.7 (11.9) | 50.5 (14.8) | 0.99 (0.98-1.00) | … |
No. (%) of female respondents | 407 (72.2) | 177 (72.0) | 230 (72.3) | 0.97 (0.67–1.41) | … |
No. (%) of respondents of race and ethnicity | |||||
African American or Black | 186 (33.0) | 80 (32.5) | 106 (33.3) | 1 (reference) | … |
Hispanic or Latina/Latino | 263 (46.6) | 123 (50.0) | 140 (44.0) | 0.86 (0.59–1.25) | … |
Othera | 26 (4.6) | 6 (2.4) | 20 (6.3) | 0.81 (0.50–1.31) | … |
Non-Hispanic White | 89 (15.8) | 37 (15.0) | 52 (16.4) | 0.34 (0.12–0.83) | … |
No. (%) of respondents with education level | |||||
Less than high school | 92 (16.3) | 37 (15.0) | 55 (17.3) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
High school or GED | 225 (39.9) | 95 (38.6) | 130 (40.9) | 1.09 (0.66–1.79) | 1.23 (0.72–2.12) |
Some college and above | 247 (43.8) | 114 (46.3) | 133 (41.8) | 1.27 (0.79–2.08) | 1.54 (0.86–2.76) |
No. (%) of respondents with insurance status | |||||
Private, Medicare | 207 (36.7) | 75 (30.5) | 132 (41.5) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Medicaid, Harris Health Financial Assistance programb | 319 (56.6) | 156 (63.4) | 163 (51.3) | 1.68 (1.18–2.42) | 1.56 (1.07–2.27) |
Self-pay | 38 (6.7) | 15 (6.1) | 23 (7.2) | 1.15 (0.56–2.32) | 1.00 (0.47–2.08) |
No. (%) of patients vising public vs. private healthcare system | |||||
Private | 155 (27.5) | 48 (19.5) | 107 (66.4) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Public | 409 (72.5) | 198 (80.5) | 211 (33.6) | 0.48 (0.32–0.70) | 0.40 (0.25–0.62) |
No. of respondents with income/total no. of respondents (%) | |||||
<$20,000 | 254 (45.0) | 125 (50.8) | 129 (40.6) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
≥$20,000 but <$40,000 | 98 (17.4) | 43 (17.5) | 55 (17.3) | 0.81 (0.50–1.29) | 0.75 (0.46–1.21) |
≥$40,000 but <$60,000 | 34 (6.0) | 13 (5.3) | 21 (6.6) | 0.64 (0.30–1.32) | 0.54 (0.25–1.15) |
≥$60,000 but <$100,000 | 23 (4.1) | 10 (4.1) | 13 (4.1) | 0.79 (0.33–1.87) | 0.72 (0.29–1.74) |
<$100,000 | 37 (6.6) | 10 (4.1) | 27 (8.5) | 0.38 (0.17–0.80) | 0.36 (0.15–0.81) |
Do not know/prefer not to say | 118 (20.9) | 45 (18.3) | 73 (23.0) | 0.64 (0.41–0.99) | 0.60 (0.38–0.94) |
No. (%) of questionnaires completed in Spanish | 155 (27.5) | 67 (27.2) | 88 (27.7) | 0.98 (0.67–1.42) | 0.75 (0.45–1.25) |
No. (%) of respondents born in the United States/Other | |||||
United States | 360 (63.8) | 160 (65.0) | 200 (62.9) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
Otherc | 204 (36.2) | 86 (35.0) | 99 (37.1) | 0.91 (0.64–1.29) | 0.73 (0.45–1.17) |
Median years lived in United States for the respondents born in other countries (year) (IQR) | 23 (17–31) | 23.7 (12.9) | 25.2 (11.7) | 1.00 (0.99-1.00) | 1.01 (0.99–1.02) |
No. (%) of respondents reporting use of non-prescription antibiotics | |||||
Prior non-prescription use Non-prescription use in the past 12 mo. | 246 (43.6) 91 (16.1) | … | … | … | … |
No. (%) of respondents reporting intention to use non-prescription antibiotics | |||||
Overall Non-prescription use in the past 12 mo. | 140 (24.8) 63 (11.2) | 120 (48.8) | 20 (6.3) | … | … |
Overall health status mean (SD)d | 3.3 (1.1) | 3.4 (1.1) | 3.2 (1.1) | 1.18 (1.00-1.38) | 1.20 (1.02–1.41) |
No. (%) Health Literacye | |||||
Adequate Health Literacy | 410 (72.7) | 172 (69.9) | 219 (68.9) | 1 (reference) | … |
Inadequate Health Literacy | 154 (27.3) | 74 (30.1) | 99 (31.1) | 0.95 (0.66–1.36) | … |