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Table 3 Psychosocial factors and other variables predicting intention to prescribe HT

From: Variation in the psychosocial determinants of the intention to prescribe hormone therapy prior to the release of the Women's Health Initiative trial: a survey of general practitioners and gynaecologists in France and Quebec

 

Quebec and France

Quebec

France

 

All doctors N = 1472

General Practitioners N = 333

Gynaecologists N = 129

General Practitioners N = 419

Gynaecologists N = 577

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

TPB Constructs

   RB

2.08**** (1.61 – 2.69)

-

-

4.60**** (2.17 – 9.73)

1.47* (1.03 – 2.11)

   MN

2.38**** (1.70 – 3.34)

3.42** (1.52 – 7.66)

84.58** (3.64 – 4.00)

-

1.75* (1.11 – 2.77)

   PBC

-

-

-

1.65* (1.07 – 2.55)

-

   Power of control beliefs (POC's)

4.92**** (3.51 – 6.90)

21.92**** (6.86 – 70.05)

15.86** (1.97 – 128.23)

5.80**** (3.05 – 11.03)

6.20**** (3.63 – 10.59)

Other Variables

   Cytology (PAP smear)

-

11.05* (1.01 – 123.08)

-

-

-

   Hormonal dosage as menopausal criteria

-

4.36* (1.15 – 16.50)

-

-

-

   Cessation of menses as menopausal criteria

-

-

-

4.44*** (1.45 – 13.59)

-

   Lipid profile

-

-

-

-

2.64* (1.23 – 2.68)

 

Likelihood Ration X2 = 1580; degrees of freedom = 3; p < 0.0001

Likelihood Ration X2 = 384; degrees of freedom = 4; p < 0.0001

Likelihood Ration X2 = 153; degrees of freedom = 2; p < 0.0001

Likelihood Ration X2 = 477; degrees of freedom = 4; p < 0.0001

Likelihood Ration X2 = 584; degrees of freedom = 4; p < 0.0001

  1. Note: Due to incomplete information in some sections of the questionnaire, 996 questionnaires from France (419 general practitioners and 577 gynaecologists) and 462 questionnaires from Quebec (333 general practitioners and 129 gynaecologists) were used in the regression analysis. The differences in the total numbers of subjects in the regressions are due to missing information for some of the explanatory variables in the subgroup models. The outcome variable in the regressions is a dichotomous variable representing high vs. low intention to prescribe.
  2. OR: Odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval
  3. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001