Table 1 Misconceptions of respondents on the use and misuse of antibiotics
Statements | Gender % (n) % = n/N | Age (Years) % (n) % = n/N | Educational Level % (n) % = n/N | Profession % (n) % = n/N | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male N = 323 | Female N = 309 | 18–21 N = 125 | 22–25 N = 257 | > 25 N = 250 | Low N = 131 | Middle N = 142 | High N = 359 | Health Worker N = 208 | Non-health worker N = 424 | |
Chloramphenicol, Kavepenin, Ampicillin are types of antibiotics (2/3 or 3/3 correct choices) | 57 (184) | 77 (246) | 78 (98) | 63 (162) | 68 (170) | 66 (86) | 67 (99) | 68 (245) | 59 (123) | 72 (307) |
X2 | 37.297 | 24.508 | 8.904 | 45.005 | ||||||
P | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | 0.064 | < 0.05 | ||||||
Antibiotics make one recover faster when having a cold (Disagree) | 16 (50) | 13 (40) | 12 (15) | 16 (40) | 14 (35) | 15 (20) | 9 (13) | 16 (57) | 27 (56) | 8 (34) |
X2 | 8.294 | 17.056 | 8.558 | 64.431 | ||||||
P | 0.081 | < 0.05 | 0.381 | < 0.05 | ||||||
The body can usually fight mild infections on its own without antibiotics (agree) | 62 (200) | 55 (169) | 54 (68) | 48 (122) | 72 (179) | 72 (94) | 56 (79) | 55 (196) | 79 (165) | 48 (204) |
X2 | 5.372 | 53.716 | 31.913 | 66.340 | ||||||
P | 0.372 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | ||||||
Leftover antibiotics can be saved for personal future use (disagree) | 50 (160) | 51 (157) | 36 (45) | 53 (137) | 54 (135) | 60 (79) | 33 (47) | 53 (191) | 61 (126) | 45 (191) |
X2 | 3.281 | 26.682 | 39.550 | 15.149 | ||||||
P | 0.512 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | ||||||
It is good to acquire antibiotics from relatives, without having to be examined by a doctor (disagree) | 58 (186) | 56 (172) | 52 (65) | 59 (151) | 57 (142) | 63 (82) | 47 (66) | 59 (210) | 67 (139) | 52 (219) |
X2 | 15.551 | 18.533 | 20.954 | 41.316 | ||||||
P | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | ||||||