Table 3.
Participants’ attitude on antibiotic self-medication, its’ usage, and AMR (n = 624).
| Domains | Questions |
Response |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Uncertain | Agree | Strongly Agree | ||
| Preference for use of antibiotics | When my child has cold, I should give antibiotics to prevent getting a more serious illness. | 54 (8.7) | 98(15.7) | 126(20.2) | 190(30.4) | 156(25) |
| When my child gets fever, antibiotics helps to get better, more quickly. | 35(5.6) | 57(9.3) | 178(28.5) | 189(30.2) | 165(26.4) | |
| My child would rather take an antibiotic that may not be needed than wait to see if he/she gets better without it. | 159(25.5) | 97(15.5) | 94(15.1) | 132(21.2) | 142(22.3) | |
| Antibiotic resistance and safety | Whenever I give an antibiotic, it contributes to the development of antibiotic resistance. | 138(22.1) | 145(23.2) | 176(28.2) | 45(7.2) | 120(19.2) |
| Skipping one or two doses does not contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance. | 124(19.9) | 145(23.2) | 178(28.5) | 124(19.9) | 53(8.5) | |
| Antibiotics are safe drugs; hence they can be commonly used. | 135(21.6) | 156(25) | 259(41.5) | 29(4.6) | 45(7.2) | |
| Attitude towards the doctor’s prescribing of antibiotics | Willingness to learn about AMR | 6(0.96) | 12(1.92) | 109(17.5) | 174(27.9) | 323(51.8) |
| If my child is expected to receive an antibiotic, I am less satisfied with a doctor’s visit if he/she do not receive an antibiotic. | 121(19.4) | 33(5.3) | 54(8.6) | 176(28.2) | 240(38.5) | |
| If a doctor does not prescribe an antibiotic when I think it is needed, I will go to another doctor. | 112(18) | 76(12.2) | 233(37.3) | 105(16.8) | 98(15.7) | |