Table 1 Items of knowledge and beliefs about antibiotic use self administered to respondents of the survey of self medication with antibiotics in Yogyakarta City Indonesia

Knowledge:

K1:

Antibiotics must be taken as soon as we have fever

K2:

Antibiotics can treat viral infections

K3:

Antibiotics can treat bacterial infections

K4:

People can be allergic to antibiotics

K5:

When antibiotics are taken for the wrong indication this leads to antibiotic resistance

Beliefs:

B1:

I believe that antibiotics can cure any diseases

B2:

I believe that antibiotics can prevent any illnesses from becoming worse

B3:

I believe that an injury to the skin can be cured quickly by pouring antibiotic powders onto the injury

B4:

I believe that antibiotics do not have any side-effects