Table 2

Distribution of two quality indicators among the paediatricians ordered by type of prescriber

Type of paediatrician	Indicator A*				Indicator B†				Adequate quality according to adherence to both indicators
Type of paediatrician	No	Yes	Total	% Yes	No	Yes	Total	% Yes	No	Yes	Total	% Yes
Low prescriber	121	30	151	19.9	43	108	151	71.5	122	29	151	19.2
Mean prescriber	751	107	858	12.5	395	463	858	54.0	765	93	858	10.8
High prescriber	143	12	155	7.7	98	57	155	36.8	146	9	155	5.8
Total	1015	149	1164	12.8	536	628	1164	54.0	1033	131	1164	11.3
p Value‡				0.002				<0.001				<0.001

*Paediatricians who prescribe amoxicillin at the index prescription to at least 50% of their patients.
†Paediatricians who prescribe only non-penicillin antibiotics in unrelated infective episodes to a maximum of 10% of their patients included in the study.
‡Cochran-Armitage trend test.