Table 2 Knowledge of antibiotics and AMR in intervention group of elders (by question)
| Â | Â | Pretest | Posttest | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge on antibiotics | ||||
1 | Antibiotics can be used to treat cold and flu. (ANS: false) |  |  | < 0.001 |
| Â | Correct | 20 (32.8) | 47 (77.0) | Â |
|  | Incorrect/don’t know | 41 (67.2) | 14 (23.0) |  |
2 | Antibiotics are used to target bacteria. (ANS: true) | < 0.001 |  |  |
| Â | Correct | 36 (59.0) | 58 (95.1) | Â |
|  | Incorrect/don’t know | 25 (41.0) | 3 (4.90) |  |
3 | I can buy the same antibiotics, or request them from doctors, if I am sick and they had helped me get better when I had the same symptoms before. (ANS: false) | Â | 0.0024 | Â |
| Â | Correct | 47 (77.0) | 59 (96.7) | Â |
|  | Incorrect/don’t know | 14 (23.0) | 2 (13.3) |  |
4 | I can take antibiotics from friends or family, as long as they are used to treat the same illness (ANS: false) |  | < 0.001 |  |
| Â | Correct | 43 (70.5) | 56 (91.8) | Â |
|  | Incorrect/don’t know | 18 (29.5) | 5 (8.2) |  |
5 | It is fine to stop taking antibiotics once you start to feel better. (ANS: false) |  | < 0.001 |  |
| Â | Correct | 42 (68.9) | 59 (96.7) | Â |
|  | Incorrect/don’t know | 19 (31.1) | 2 (13.3) |  |
Score on antibiotics knowledge | 61.6% 3.08(1.55) | 91.0% 4.55(0.85) | < 0.001 |  |