Table 4.
Factors associated with appropriate antibiotic consumption among community members of Lusaka district on univariable analysis
| Characteristic | Total | Taken as prescribed and recommended by the prescriber | Not prescribed nor taken as recommended by the prescriber | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | n | % | n | % | ||
| Total | 2038 | 829 | 40.7 | 1209 | 59.3 | |
| Gender | <0.001 | |||||
| Male | 950 | 343 | 16.8 | 607 | 29.8 | |
| Female | 1088 | 486 | 23.9 | 602 | 29.5 | |
| Age group (years) | <0.001 | |||||
| 18–25 | 476 | 163 | 8.0 | 313 | 15.4 | |
| 26–30 | 461 | 158 | 7.8 | 303 | 14.9 | |
| 31–35 | 563 | 219 | 10.8 | 344 | 16.9 | |
| Above 35 | 538 | 289 | 14.2 | 249 | 12.2 | |
| Marital status | <0.037 | |||||
| Unmarried | 860 | 327 | 16.1 | 533 | 26.1 | |
| Married | 1178 | 502 | 24.6 | 676 | 33.2 | |
| Level of education | <0.001 | |||||
| Up to primary level | 568 | 108 | 5.3 | 460 | 22.6 | |
| Secondary and above | 1470 | 721 | 35.4 | 749 | 36.7 | |
| Monthly expenditure | <0.001 | |||||
| Below 195 USD | 1874 | 736 | 31.1 | 1138 | 60.8 | |
| 195 USD and above | 164 | 93 | 4.6 | 71 | 3.5 | |
| Antibiotics are the same as Dolaren, Paracetamol, Diclofenac | 0.001 | |||||
| True | 182 | 59 | 2.9 | 123 | 6.0 | |
| False | 1366 | 540 | 26.5 | 826 | 40.5 | |
| I do not know | 490 | 230 | 11.3 | 260 | 12.8 | |
| When a patient is admitted to a hospital | <0.001 | |||||
| I am confident they will get well | 694 | 256 | 12.6 | 438 | 21.5 | |
| Not confident | 1173 | 526 | 25.8 | 647 | 31.7 | |
| It depends on the sickness | 124 | 22 | 1.1 | 102 | 5.0 | |
| I do not know | 47 | 25 | 1.2 | 22 | 1.1 | |