First parameter | Second Parameter | Correlation coefficient | P value |
Number of MRs who visit the physician in his/her clinic | Number of patients | 0.511* | 0.013 |
Shifting from Generic to generic drugs | 0.098 | 0.657 | |
Shifting from Generic to brand | 0.221 | 0.311 | |
Shifting from Brand to generic | 0.001 | 0.995 | |
Gift acceptance | 0.323 | 0.133 | |
Acceptance of low cost gift | 0.115 | 0.602 | |
Acceptance of high cost gift | 0.257 | 0.236 | |
Acceptance of continuous supply of low cost gifts | 0.191 | 0.384 | |
Continuous supply of high cost gift is justifiable | 0.438* | 0.037 | |
Knowledge improved by attending meetings | 0.277 | 0.2 | |
Physician acceptance of gifts in general | Number of patients | 0.273 | 0.207 |
Number of MRs | 0.323 | 0.133 | |
Shifting from Generic to generic drugs | 0.368 | 0.084 | |
Shifting from Generic to brand | −0.132 | 0.547 | |
Shifting from Brand to generic | 0.273 | 0.207 | |
Acceptance of low cost gifts | 0.247 | 0.255 | |
Acceptance of high cost gifts | 0.195 | 0.372 | |
Acceptance of continuous supply of low cost gifts | 0.589** | 0.003 | |
Continuous supply of high cost gifts is justifiable | 0.538** | 0.008 | |
Knowledge improved by meetings | 0.462* | 0.026 | |
Acceptance of low cost gifts | Number of patients | 0.1 | 0.651 |
Number of MR | 0.115 | 0.602 | |
Shifting from Generic to generic drugs | 0.673** | 0.000 | |
Shifting from Generic to brand | 0.168 | 0.443 | |
Shifting from Brand to generic | 0.168 | 0.443 | |
Acceptance of high cost gifts | −0.352 | 0.1 | |
Acceptance of continuous supply of low cost gifts | 0.322 | 0.134 | |
Continuous supply of high cost gifts is justifiable | −0.168 | 0.443 | |
Knowledge improved by meetings | 0.215 | 0.323 | |
Acceptance of the physician to low cost gifts at every visit of MRs | Number of patients | 0.041 | 0.852 |
Number of MR | 0.191 | 0.384 | |
Shifting from Generic to generic drugs | 0.25 | 0.251 | |
Shifting from Generic to brand | −0.172 | 0.432 | |
Shifting from Brand to generic | 0.422* | 0.045 | |
Acceptance of high cost gifts | 0.137 | 0.532 | |
Continuous supply of high cost gifts is justifiable | 0.371 | 0.082 | |
Knowledge improved by meetings | 0.469* | 0.024 | |
Acceptance of high cost gifts | Number of patients | 0.32 | 0.136 |
Number of MR | 0.257 | 0.236 | |
Shifting from Generic to generic drugs | −0.292 | 0.177 | |
Shifting from Generic to brand | −0.078 | 0.723 | |
Shifting from Brand to generic | 0.122 | 0.581 | |
Continuous supply of high cost gifts is justifiable | 0.677** | 0.000 | |
Knowledge improved by meetings | 0.595** | 0.003 | |
Acceptance of the physician to high cost gifts at every visit of MRs | Number of patients | 0.238 | 0.273 |
Number of MR | 0.438* | 0.037 | |
Shifting from Generic to generic drugs | 0.011 | 0.959 | |
Shifting from Generic to brand | 0.127 | 0.562 | |
Shifting from Brand to generic | 0.127 | 0.562 | |
Knowledge improved by meetings | 0.607** | 0.002 |