Table 3 Patients' or carers' expectation of antibiotics
From: Use of antibiotics by primary care doctors in Hong Kong
Expectation | Patients' or carers' expectation of antibiotics in number (% of total) | Number of patients not prescribed antibiotics (%) | Number of patients prescribed antibiotics (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Demanded | 71(2.5%) | 5 (7.0%) | 66 (93.0%) |
Wished for | 432 (15.4%) | 72 (16.7%) | 360 (83.3%) |
Neutral | 2106 (75.1%) | 1622 (77.0%) | 484 (23.0%) |
Reluctant | 182 (6.5%) | 175 (96.2%) | 7 (3.8%) |
Resisted | 12 (0.4%) | 12 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |