Table 3.
Level of knowledge among the study population based on their demographic and behavioral characteristics.
| Variable |
Poor Knowledge |
Moderate Knowledge |
Good Knowledge |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| 18–21 years | 92 (59.0%) | 47 (30.1%) | 17 (10.9%) | 0.001* |
| 22–25 years | 327 (56.3%) | 188 (32.4%) | 66 (11.4%) | |
| >25 years | 98 (45.8%) | 68 (31.8%) | 48 (22.4%) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 299 (50.9%) | 196 (33.4%) | 92 (15.7%) | 0.02* |
| Female | 218 (59.9%) | 107 (29.4%) | 39 (10.7%) | |
| Residence | ||||
| Family | 253 (56.3%) | 128 (28.5%) | 68 (15.2%) | 0.09 |
| Hall/Hostel/Mess | 264 (52.6%) | 175 (34.9%) | 63 (12.5%) | |
| Type of University | ||||
| Public | 251 (52.4%) | 172 (35.9%) | 56 (11.7%) | 0.01* |
| Private | 266 (56.4%) | 131 (27.8%) | 75 (15.8%) | |
| Monthly Allowance | ||||
| <10,000 | 253 (52.5%) | 170 (35.3%) | 59 (12.2%) | 0.09 |
| 10,000–25,000 | 236 (57.0%) | 118 (28.5%) | 60 (14.5%) | |
| >25,000 | 28 (50.9%) | 15 (27.3%) | 12 (21.8%) | |
| Fathers Occupation | ||||
| Health professional | 22 (36.7%) | 30 (50.0%) | 08 (13.3%) | <0.001** |
| Service | 222 (45.1%) | 190 (38.6%) | 80 (16.3%) | |
| Others | 273 (68.4%) | 83 (20.8%) | 43 (10.8%) | |
| Mothers Occupation | ||||
| Health professional | 15 (31.3%) | 21 (43.8%) | 12 (25.0%) | 0.002* |
| Service | 240 (52.1%) | 159 (34.5%) | 62 (13.4%) | |
| Others | 262 (59.3%) | 123 (27.8%) | 57 (12.9%) | |
| Attended in any seminar or workshop on “antibiotic resistance” | ||||
| Yes | 134 (38.7%) | 150 (43.4%) | 62 (17.9%) | <0.001** |
| No | 383 (63.3%) | 153 (25.3%) | 69 (11.4%) | |
| Reading Newspaper daily | ||||
| Yes | 267 (49.1%) | 195 (35.9%) | 82 (15.1%) | 0.001* |
| No | 250 (61.4%) | 108 (26.5%) | 49 (12.0%) | |
| Maintain Diet Chart | ||||
| Yes | 198 (46.2%) | 149 (34.7%) | 82 (19.1%) | <0.001** |
| No | 319 (61.1%) | 154 (29.5%) | 49 (9.4%) | |
| Exercise regularly | ||||
| Yes | 157 (41.8%) | 145 (38.6%) | 74 (19.7%) | <0.001** |
| No | 360 (62.6%) | 158 (27.5%) | 57 (9.9%) | |