Table 1 Use of antibiotics and index scores on four cultural dimensions.
SAR | CULTURAL DIMENSIONS(e) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. Respondents(a) | Prescribed use of antibiotics(b) | Self-medication with antibiotics(b) | ESAC(c) | EURO BARO METER(d) | PDI | IDV | MAS | UAI | LTO | |
Sweden | 704 (69%) | 135 | 4 | 31 | 71 | 5 | 29 | 33 | ||
Netherlands | 1634 (55%) | 152 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 80 | 14 | 53 | 44 |
Austria | 442 (28%) | 159 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 11 | 55 | 79 | 70 | 31 |
Denmark | 1881 (63%) | 172 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 74 | 16 | 23 | 46 |
Poland | 935 (32%) | 199 | 33 | 21 | - | 68 | 60 | 64 | 93 | 32 |
UK | 675 (23%) | 221 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 35 | 89 | 66 | 35 | 25 |
Belgium (Fl.) | 1734 (54%) | 222 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 61 | 78 | 43 | 97 | 38 |
Czech Rep. | 1169 (59%) | 253 | 7 | 17 | - | 57 | 58 | 57 | 74 | 13 |
Lithuania | 747 (25%) | 275 | 210 | - | - | 42 | 60 | 19 | 65 | - |
Luxemburg | 675 (50%) | 288 | 9 | 27 | 41 | 40 | 60 | 50 | 70 | - |
Slovenia | 1143 (38%) | 293 | 17 | 17 | - | 71 | 27 | 19 | 88 | - |
Romania | 430 (43%) | 307 | 198 | - | - | 90 | 30 | 42 | 90 | - |
Ireland | 793 (26%) | 353 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 28 | 70 | 68 | 35 | 43 |
Malta | 541 (54%) | 422 | 56 | - | - | 56 | 59 | 47 | 96 | - |
Croatia | 615 (31%) | 439 | 31 | 22 | - | 73 | 33 | 40 | 80 | - |
Italy | 213 (21%) | 512 | 62 | 25 | 44 | 50 | 76 | 70 | 75 | 34 |
Slovakia | 546 (55%) | 569 | 42 | 22 | - | 104 | 52 | 110 | 51 | 38 |
Bulgaria | - | - | - | 17 | - | 70 | 30 | 40 | 85 | - |
Estonia | - | - | - | 12 | - | 40 | 60 | 30 | 60 | - |
Finland | - | - | - | 18 | 36 | 33 | 63 | 26 | 59 | 41 |
France | - | - | - | 32 | 45 | 68 | 71 | 43 | 86 | 39 |
Germany | - | - | - | 13 | 26 | 35 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 31 |
Greece | - | - | - | 30 | 40 | 60 | 35 | 57 | 112 | - |
Hungary | - | - | - | 15 | - | 46 | 80 | 88 | 82 | 50 |
Norway | - | - | - | 15 | - | 31 | 69 | 8 | 50 | 44 |
Portugal | - | - | - | 27 | 44 | 63 | 27 | 31 | 104 | 30 |
Spain | - | - | - | 19 | 45 | 57 | 51 | 42 | 86 | 19 |