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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Impact of targeted educational intervention towards public knowledge and perception of antibiotic use and resistance in the state of Perak, Malaysia

Characteristics (N = 234)

Frequency

%

Gender

  

 Male

91

38.9

 Female

143

61.1

Age#

40.66 ± 14.56

 

Ethnicity

  

 Malay

162

69.2

 Chinese

38

16.3

 Indian

29

12.4

 Others

5

2.1

Academic qualification

  

 University

94

40.2

 Secondary high school

81

34.6

 Secondary lower school

45

19.2

 Primary or lower

14

6.0

Exposure to antibiotic awareness campaign

  

 Yes

59

25.2

 No

175

74.8

1st degree family member in health care related job

  

 Yes

120

51.3

 No

114

48.7

Duration of Last Taken Antibiotic (N = 233*)

  

 Within one month ago

24

10.3

 Within 6 months

59

25.3

Within 1 year

31

13.3

 More than 1 year ago

99

42.5

 Have not taken before

20

8.6

Frequency of Antibiotic Consumption (N = 233*)

  

 At least once a month

3

1.3

 At least once every 3 months

12

5.1

 At least once every 6 months

36

15.4

 At least once a year

64

27.5

 Less than once a year

98

42.1

 Have not taken before

20

8.6

Source of Antibiotic (N = 213)**

  

 Own (leftover/sharing)

4

1.9

 Prescribed by doctor

205

96.2

 Purchase at retail pharmacy with prescription

6

2.8

 Purchase at retail pharmacy without prescription

9

4.2

 Private clinic without seeing doctor

5

2.3

  1. #Expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  2. *One missing data
  3. **Multiple selection was allowed
  4. **Respondents whom had never taken antibiotic before were excluded