Table 3.
Ordered logit estimates for knowledge level on antibiotic use
| |
Not at all | Poor | Fair | Good | Knowledge level |
| (N=478) | (N=577) | (N=394) | (N=88) | (N=1537) | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | (Ordered logit) | |
| Age group (years) | |||||
| 18–29 | 145 (20.00) | 294 (40.55) | 236 (32.55) | 50 (6.90) | Reference |
| 30–39 | 106 (36.55) | 108 (37.24) | 60 (20.69) | 16 (5.52) | 0.9171 |
| 40–49 | 90 (38.63) | 98 (42.06) | 39 (16.74) | 6 (2.58) | 0.8268 |
| 50–59 | 68 (40.96) | 49 (29.52) | 38 (22.89) | 11 (6.63) | 0.9732 |
| 60 and above | 69 (56.10) | 28 (22.76) | 21 (17.07) | 5 (4.07) | 0.9167 |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 266 (35.23) | 254 (33.64) | 196 (25.96) | 39 (5.17) | Reference |
| Male | 212 (27.11) | 323 (41.30) | 198 (25.32) | 49 (6.27) | 0.8899 |
| Education level | |||||
| Illiterate | 147 (73.50) | 45 (22.50) | 8 (4.00) | 0 (0.00) | Reference |
| Primary school | 145 (57.77) | 77 (30.68) | 25 (9.96) | 4 (1.59) | 2.1251*** |
| Secondary school | 90 (35.43) | 116 (45.67) | 38 (14.96) | 10 (3.94) | 4.1917*** |
| Higher Secondary | 64 (16.71) | 165 (43.08) | 131 (34.20) | 23 (6.01) | 8.6442*** |
| Bachelor and above | 32 (7.13) | 174 (38.75) | 192 (42.76) | 51 (11.36) | 15.8541*** |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 339 (40.36) | 295 (35.12) | 169 (20.12) | 37 (4.40) | Reference |
| Never married | 110 (17.05) | 268 (41.55) | 218 (33.80) | 49 (7.60) | 0.9076 |
| Other | 29 (55.77) | 14 (26.92) | 7 (13.46) | 2 (3.85) | 0.7553 |
| Occupation | |||||
| Agriculture | 170 (60.93) | 86 (30.82) | 17 (6.09) | 6 (2.15) | Reference |
| Service | 65 (19.35) | 125 (37.20) | 121 (36.01) | 25 (7.44) | 1.8889** |
| Other | 31 (38.27) | 36 (44.44) | 11 (13.58) | 3 (3.70) | 1.2036 |
| Student | 66 (12.52) | 219 (41.56) | 192 (36.43) | 50 (9.49) | 1.6798*** |
| Housewife | 123 (49.80) | 85 (34.41) | 36 (14.57) | 3 (1.21) | 0.9769 |
| Unemployed | 23 (34.33) | 26 (38.81) | 17 (25.37) | 1 (1.49) | 0.8305 |
| Family income | |||||
| <US$417 | 456 (34.29) | 519 (39.02) | 294 (22.11) | 61 (4.59) | Reference |
| US$417 to <US$893 | 18 (10.11) | 48 (26.97) | 95 (53.37) | 17 (9.55) | 1.9034*** |
| ≥US$893 | 4 (13.79) | 10 (34.48) | 5 (17.24) | 10 (34.48) | 2.2534** |
| Chronic condition | |||||
| No | 284 (35.90) | 296 (37.42) | 169 (21.37) | 42 (5.31) | Reference |
| Yes | 194 (26.01) | 281 (37.67) | 225 (30.16) | 46 (6.17) | 1.4551*** |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Chakma | 156 (24.19) | 218 (33.80) | 215 (33.33) | 56 (8.68) | Reference |
| Marma | 197 (34.62) | 230 (40.42) | 123 (21.62) | 19 (3.34) | 0.9112 |
| Tripura | 44 (32.84) | 42 (31.34) | 40 (29.85) | 8 (5.97) | 1.3464 |
| Tanchangya | 35 (36.08) | 48 (49.48) | 10 (10.31) | 4 (4.12) | 0.9263 |
| Bawm | 34 (45.95) | 36 (48.65) | 4 (5.41) | 0 (0.00) | 1.1154 |
| Other | 12 (66.67) | 3 (16.67) | 2 (11.11) | 1 (5.56) | 0.5065 |
| Home district | |||||
| Bandarban | 168 (46.15) | 155 (42.58) | 30 (8.24) | 11 (3.02) | Reference |
| Khagrachari | 164 (33.40) | 137 (27.90) | 148 (30.14) | 42 (8.55) | 1.7414*** |
| Rangamati | 146 (21.41) | 285 (41.79) | 216 (31.67) | 35 (5.13) | 2.5839*** |
*p<0.1; **p<0.05; ***p<0.001.