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Table 4 Associations between practice and GP characteristics and positive attitudes among GPs towards medicinal cannabis

From: GPs’ prescription patterns, experience, and attitudes towards medicinal cannabis—a nationwide survey at the early stage of the Danish test scheme

 

All

Positive Attitude

Univariable regression

Multivariable regression

 

427 (100.0)

25 (100.0)

  

Practice type

 Partnership

333 (78.0)

16 (64.0)

1

1

 Singlehanded

94 (22.0)

9 (36.0)

1.5 (0.9;1.8)

1.3 (0.1;1.7)

Gender

 Female

236 (55.3)

5 (20.0)

1

1

 Male

191 (44.7)

20 (80.0)

1.8 (1.5;1.9)*

1.7 (1.1;1.9)*

age

 30–44

121 (28.3)

5 (20.0)

1

1

 45–59

217 (50.8)

11 (44.0)

1.2 (0.4;3.7)

1.1 (0.4;3.5)

 60+

89 (20.8)

9 (36.0)

2.6 (0.8;8.1)

1.4 (0.4;4.6)

Overall knowledge

 To a very high extent

6 (1.4)

1 (4.0)

  

 To a high extent

20 (4.7)

4 (16.0)

  

 Somewhat

57 (13.3)

10 (40.0)

7.4 (3.2;17.1)*

5.2 (2.2;12.5)*

 To a lesser extent

143 (33.5)

6 (24.0)

1

1

 Not at all

195 (45.7)

4 (16.0)

  

 Do not know/Not relevant

6 (1.4)

   
  1. Adjusted for: gender, age, practice type, and overall knowledge of the GPs
  2. * Statistically significant at a p-value level ≤ 0.05