Table 1 Distribution of pediatric residents according to independent variables
Independent Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic Variables | ||
Gender | ||
Woman | 135 | 72.2 |
Male | 52 | 27.8 |
Age | ||
24–28 years old | 100 | 53.5 |
29–36 years old | 87 | 46.5 |
Institution | ||
Dokuz Eylul University | 55 | 29.4 |
Ege University | 63 | 33.7 |
Tepecik Training Research Hospital | 69 | 36.9 |
Total years of work | ||
3 years or less | 103 | 55.1 |
Over 3 years | 84 | 44.9 |
Duration of residency training | ||
2 years or less | 100 | 53.5 |
Over 2 years | 87 | 46.5 |
Prescribing practices | ||
Percentage of injected preparation | ||
13.4 under | 150 | 80.2 |
13.4–24.1 | 24 | 12.8 |
Over 24.1 | 13 | 7.0 |
Number of medicines per prescription | ||
3 and below | 173 | 92.5 |
4 and above | 14 | 7.5 |
Adverse effect reporting | ||
Yes | 81 | 43.3 |
No | 106 | 56.7 |
The most frequently prescribed medicine group | ||
Antibiotics | 25 | 13.4 |
Other | 162 | 86.6 |
RUM related education and information sources | ||
Self-perceived knowledge levels regarding RUM | ||
Very adequate, adequate | 48 | 25.7 |
Undecided, insufficient, very insufficient | 139 | 74.3 |
Receiving RUM education before graduation | ||
Yes | 155 | 82.9 |
No. | 32 | 17.1 |
Receiving RUM education after graduation | ||
Yes | 84 | 44.9 |
No | 103 | 55.1 |