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Table 2 Correlations between use of antibiotics and cultural dimensions

From: Are cultural dimensions relevant for explaining cross-national differences in antibiotic use in Europe?

 

PDI

p-value

IDV

p-value

MAS

p-value

UIA

p-value

LTO

p-value

SAR Self-medication (N = 17)

0.54

0.026

-0.41

0.104

0.31

0.228

0.43

0.086

-0.12g

0.722

SAR Prescribed use (N = 17)

0.59

0.012

-0.45

0.072

0.42

0.094

0.32

0.208

-0.02g

0.958

ESAC (N = 24)

0.59

0.003

-0.29

0.166

0.22

0.308

0.59

0.003

-0.13h

0.620

Eurobarometer (N = 15)

0.62

0.014

-0.30

0.280

0.31

0.259

0.57

0.025

-0.39i

0.190

Controlled for GDP/capita

          

SAR Self-medication (N = 17)

0.23 0.41

0.615

-0.03 0.10

0.948

0.61 0.58

0.150

0.19 0.26

0.683

0;00g

0.998

SAR Prescribed use (N = 17)

 

0.362

 

0.831

 

0.172

 

0.572

-0.01g

0.977

ESAC (N = 24)

0.72

0.067

0.09

0.851

0.38

0.395

0.55

0.206

-0.07h

0.887

Eurobarometer (N = 15)

0.50

0.249

0.10

0.834

0.81

0.027

0.50

0.252

-0.50i

0.255

  1. g) based on 11 cases
  2. h) based on 18 cases
  3. i) based on 13 cases