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Table 1 Prevalence of self-reported prescription behaviour among young physicians

From: Self-prescribing among young Norwegian doctors: a nine-year follow-up study of a nationwide sample

 

Have not used prescription medication

Have got all prescription medication from another physician

Have self-prescribed on one or two occasions

Have self-prescribed sometimes

Have self-prescribed often

First postgraduate year (T1) # n = 397

90 (22.7%)

31 (7.8%)

215 (54.2%)

57 (14.4%)

4 (1.0%)

Fourth postgraduate year (T2) ## n = 422

158 (37.4%)

38 (9.0%)

177 (41.9%)

37 (8.8%)

12 (2.8%)

Ninth postgraduate year (T3) ## n = 387

136 (35.1%)

40 (10.3%)

162 (41.9%)

43 (11.1%)

6 (1.6%)

  1. # At T1, lifetime prevalence implies the last 2.5 years, since the students are allowed to prescribe medicaments from the 10 th semester as a part of their temporary medical license
  2. ## last year prevalence