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. 2023 Sep 22;12(10):1476. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12101476

Table 4.

Behaviours of respondents toward proper use of antibiotics.

N. Questions Yes/Always (%) Often (%) Sometimes (%) Never (%)
B1 Do you take antibiotics when you have the flu? 13.73 6.30 52.94 27.03
B2 Do you take antibiotics when you have a sore throat? 31.52 49.05 10.36 9.07
B3 Do you take antibiotics to treat urinary infections? 21.16 12.61 32.72 33.51
B4 Do you only take antibiotics after medical consultation? 52.16 14.94 32.38 0.52
B5 Do you take the same antibiotic to treat the same symptom? 23.23 23.49 36.70 16.58
B6 Do you stop the antibiotic if you forget to take a dose? 5.96 9.15 8.81 76.08
B7 Do you stop the antibiotic if your symptoms disappear? 13.99 7.86 28.50 49.65
B8 Do you usually carry antibiotics when you travel? 32.47 18.83 22.19 26.51
B9 Do you read the drug’s leaflet? 45.94 19.43 20.29 14.34
B10 Do you read the drug’s expiration date? 83.25 7.51 7.17 2.07
B11 Do you take antibiotics without doing an antibiogram? 76.42 2.42 14.34 6.82
B12 Have you happened to miss one or two doses of antibiotics? 37.39 4.84 23.49 34.28