Table 1 Summary of survey responses for parents of schoolchildren in storytelling intervention school
Question | N | Pre and post responsesa | McNemar x2 | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C&C | C&W | W&C | W&W | ||||
Knowledge | |||||||
1. Antibiotics will cure any infection | 25 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0.711 | 0.021* |
2. Antibiotics will cure most coughs and colds | 25 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0.682 | 0.344 |
3. If antibiotics are not effective anymore in a few individuals, eventually they will not be effective in the general population | 25 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0.649 | 0.791 |
4. Antibiotics do not kill our good bacteria | 25 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1.042 | 0.021* |
5. The use of antibiotics among animals can reduce the effect of antibiotics among humans | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 2.679 | 1.000 |
Beliefs | |||||||
6. I believe that left-over antibiotics are good to keep at home in case they might be needed later on | 25 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.003 | 0.180 |
7. I believe that it’s good to be able to get antibiotics from relatives or friends without having to see a doctor first | 25 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
8. I believe that it’s good to be able to get antibiotics from the drugstore without having to see a doctor first | 25 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.074 | 1.000 |
9. I believe that an injury to the skin can be cured quickly by pouring antibiotic powders onto the injury | 25 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4.167 | 0.125 |
Attitudes | |||||||
10. If I feel better after half the treatment with antibiotics, I will stop taking them | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.296 | 1.000 |
11. If I get some kind of skin reaction when using an antibiotic, I will not use the same antibiotic again | 25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 1.326 | 0.344 |
12. If I get a left-over antibiotic to use for my disease from a family member or friend I trust, I will take it | 25 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.973 | 1.000 |