Table 7 The possible causes of antibiotic misuse from the dentist's perspective
Types | Reasons | Answer Yes/No | Pediatric dentists (N = 154) | General dentists (N = 224) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Number (N) | Percentage (%) | Number (N) | Percentage (%) | |||
Patient-related | Self-medication | Yes | 152 | 98.7 | 217 | 96.9 | 0.252 |
No | 2 | 1.3 | 7 | 3.1 | |||
Insisting parents | Yes | 5 | 3.2 | 10 | 4.5 | 0.551 | |
No | 149 | 96.8 | 214 | 95.5 | |||
Dentist-related | Inquiring the patient about taking antibiotics in the past week before prescribing antibiotics | Yes | 140 | 90.9 | 174 | 77.7 | 0.001 |
No | 14 | 9.1 | 50 | 22.3 | Â | ||
Advising the patient to adhere to the dosage regimen and informing the consequences of not doing so | Yes | 151 | 98.1 | 214 | 95.5 | 0.187 | |
No | 3 | 1.9 | 10 | 4.5 | |||
Prescribing antibiotics if you have many appointments already waiting at your clinic | Yes | 9 | 5.8 | 10 | 4.5 | 0.5462 | |
No | 145 | 94.2 | 214 | 95.5 | |||
Prescribing antibiotics to sustain the patient until the specialist treats the patient | Yes | 17 | 11.0 | 33 | 14.7 | 0.298 | |
No | 137 | 89.0 | 191 | 85.3 | |||