Table 2 Associations between practice and GP characteristics and GPs’ prescription of medicinal cannabis
All | At least one prescription of medicinal cannabis | Univariable regression | Multivariable regression | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
427 (100.0) | 37 (100.0) | |||
Practice type | ||||
Partnership | 94 (22.0) | 17 (45.9) | 1 | 1 |
Singlehanded | 333 (78.0) | 20 (54.1) | 1.7 (1.4;1.9)* | 1.6 (1.1;1.8)* |
Gender | ||||
Female | 236 (55.3) | 11 (29.7) | 1 | 1 |
Male | 191 (44.7) | 26 (70.3) | 1.7 (1.4;1.9)* | 1.4 (0.5;1.7) |
Age | ||||
30–44 | 121 (28.3) | 5 (13.5) | 1 | 1 |
45–59 | 217 (50.8) | 17 (45.9) | 2.0 (0.7;5.5) | 1.7 (0.6;5.0) |
60+ | 89 (20.8) | 15 (40.5) | 4.7 (1.6;13.5)* | 2.3 (0.7;7.1) |
Overall knowledge | ||||
To a very high extent | 6 (1.4) | 2 (5.4) | ||
To a high extent | 20 (4.7) | 5 (13.5) | ||
Somewhat | 57 (13.3) | 14 (37.8) | 6.9 (3.4;14.0)* | 4.8 (2.2;10.4)* |
To a lesser extent | 143 (33.5) | 11 (29.7) | 1 | 1 |
Not at all | 195 (45.7) | 4 (10.8) | ||
Do not know/Not relevant | 6 (1.4) | 1 (2.7) | ||
Overall attitude | ||||
Very positive | 1 (0.2) | 1 (2.7) | ||
Predominantly positive | 24 (5.6) | 7 (18.9) | 3.8 (1.4;10.8)* | 1.6 (0.5;5.1) |
Neither positive nor negative | 97 (22.7) | 11 (29.7) | 1 | 1 |
Predominantly negative | 173 (40.5) | 14 (37.8) | 0.5 (0.2;1.1) | 0.5 (0.2;1.1) |
Very negative | 119 (27.9) | 3 (8.1) | ||
Don’t know/Not relevant | 13 (3.0) | 1 (2.7) | ||