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Table 4 Clinicians’ request of hospitals at different levels of antimicrobial etiology (N = 2539)

From: The pre-analytical process management status and influencing factors of laboratory test before prescribing antimicrobial in developing country

Request for inspection

Secondary hospital (%)

Tertiary hospital (%)

Total (%)

X2/P

Non-restricted use antimicrobial

 Yes

774 (48.7%)

814 (51.3%)

1588 (62.5%)

22.968

P < 0.001

 No

147 (53.2%)

129 (46.7%)

276 (10.9%)

 Not sure

403 (59.7%)

272 (40.3%)

675 (26.6%)

Restricted-use antimicrobial

 Yes

1101 (50.2%)

1092 (49.8%)

2193 (86.4%)

29.466

P < 0.001

 No

72 (74.2%)

25 (25.8%%)

97 (3.8%)

 Not sure

151 (60.6%)

98 (39.4%)

249 (9.8%)

Special-use antimicrobial

 Yes

1227 (51.1%)

1172 (48.9%)

2399 (94.5%)

27.317

P < 0.001

 No

55 (83.3%)

11 (16.7%)

66 (2.6%)

 Not sure

42 (56.8%)

32 (43.2%)

74 (2.9%)