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Table 2 Male subgroup analysis related to the antibiotics-OCP interaction knowledge

From: Oral contraceptives and antibiotics. A cross-sectional study about patients’ knowledge in general practice

 

Yes (%)

No (%)

Dont know/no answer (%)

p-value

Sex

Age group

Categories

Subcategories (n)

    

M

<46 years

Age groups (years)

 

0.001

−25 (n = 180)

37.2

11.7

51.1

 

26-35 (n = 190)

33.7

11.6

54.7

 

36-45 (n = 216)

21.8

7.4

70.8

 

46+ years

 

0.001

46-55 (n = 293)

18.4

7.2

74.4

 

56-65 (n = 235)

9.8

6.0

84.3

 

66-75 (n = 200)

8.0

5.5

86.5

 

76+ (n = 60)

4.5

1.5

93.9

 

<46 years

Educational level

 

0.035

Primary (n = 248)

24.2

12.1

63.7

 

Secondary (n = 257)

33.9

9.7

56.4

 

Tertiary (n = 80)

38.8

5.0

56.3

 

46+ years

 

0.071

Primary (n = 454)

11.2

4.4

84.4

 

Secondary (n = 239)

11.3

7.5

81.2

 

Tertiary (n = 93)

17.2

9.7

73.1

 

<46 years

Country of origin

  

Austria (n = 486)

31.3

9.3

59.5

 

EU 27 + (n = 36)

36.1

11.1

52.8

 

Others (n = 61)

21.3

16.4

62.3

 

46+ years

 

0.314

Austria (n = 686)

12.2

5.8

81.9

 

EU 27 + (n = 51)

17.6

5.9

76.5

 

Others (n = 51)

3.9

5.9

90.2

 

<46 years

GP gender

 

0.914

Female GP (n = 116)

31.9

9.5

58.6

 

Male GP (n = 470)

30.0

10.2

59.8

 

46+ years

 

0.154

Female GP (n = 214)

8.4

6.1

85.5

 

Male GP (n = 580)

13.4

5.9

80.7

 

<46 years

Location GP office

 

0.746

Urban (n = 271)

31.4

10.7

57.9

 

Rural (n = 315)

29.4

9.5

61.0

 

46+ years

 

0.007

Urban (n = 322)

8.1

7.5

84.5

 

Rural (n = 472)

14.8

4.9

80.3

 

<46 years

Source of information

 

0.242

GP (n = 233)

29.6

8.2

62.2

 

Specialist/pharmacy (n = 21)

38.1

23.8

38.1

 

Media/Internet/Friends/Own (n = 167)

30.5

9.6

59.9

 

Package insert (n = 55)

25.5

9.1

65.5

 

46+ years

 

0.002

GP (n = 394)

14.5

2.3

83.2

 

Specialist/pharmacy (n = 23)

4.3

4.3

91.3

 

Media/Internet/Friends/Own (n = 209)

12.0

9.6

78.5

 

Package insert (n = 45)

4.4

4.4

91.1

 
  1. Significance at a significant level of p < 0.05