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Table 4 Path coefficients of physicians prescribing essential medicine

From: Influencing factors of physicians’ prescription behavior in selecting essential medicines: a cross-sectional survey in Chinese county hospitals

Path

Path coefficient

t value

Hypothesis

Result

Attitude → intention to prescribe EM

0.68

5.36*

H1

Supported

Subjective norms → intention to prescribe EM

0.56

2.19*

H2

Supported

Perceived behavior control → intention to prescribe EM

0.79

7.16*

H3

Supported

Perceived behavior control →Behavior

0.24

1.37

H4

Not Supported

intention to prescribe EM → Behavior

0.70

6.84*

H5

Supported

  1. EM essential medicine
  2. *P<0.01