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Table 5 Mean knowledge and perception score

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

Domains

Pre-intervention [Pre]

Post-intervention

Phase differences p value**

Immediate [P1]

2 weeks [P2]

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

Antibiotics resistance knowledge score

2.83 (1.28)

3.76 (0.62)

3.67 (0.78)

 < 0.001*^

Antibiotics use knowledge score

2.03 (1.56)

4.56 (1.46)

4.32 (1.48)

 < 0.001*#

Antibiotics perception score

2.83 (1.38)

4.25 (1.06)

4.22 (1.02)

 < 0.001*^

Total score

7.68 (3.31)

12.57 (2.50)

12.21 (2.57)

 < 0.001*^

  1. *Significant differences were found between pre: p1, pre: p2 #p1: p2 (p = 0.013) ^p1:p2 (p > 0.05)
  2. **p Value generated by repeated measure ANOVA (Wilk’ lambda; Bonferroni Adjustment were made for multiple comparisons)