Table 4.
Relationship between study area and level of knowledge about antibiotics, their correct use and antimicrobial resistance
| Study Area n (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS | SL | S | TS | H | A | NS | P | ||
| (N = 172) | (N = 150) | (N = 138) | (N = 118) | (N = 76) | (N = 20) | (N = 108) | |||
| What is an antibiotic? | Correct |
128 (74.42) |
51 (34.00) |
50 (36.23) |
65 (55.08) |
37 (48.68) |
7 (35.00) |
29 (26.85) |
< 0.0001 |
| Incorrect |
44 (25.58) |
99 (66.00) |
88 (63.77) |
53 (44.92) |
39 (51.32) |
13 (65.00) |
79 (73.15) |
||
| Do you have any antibiotics at home? | Yes |
116 (67.44) |
85 (56.67) |
99 (71.74) |
75 (63.56) |
44 (57.89) |
12 (60.00) |
56 (51.85) |
0.0205 |
| No |
56 (32.56) |
65 (43.33) |
39 (28.26) |
43 (36.44) |
32 (42.11) |
8 (40.00) |
52 (48.15) |
||
| Have you ever taken antibiotics without a prescription? | Yes |
53 (30.81) |
47 (31.33) |
35 (25.36) |
30 (25.42) |
20 (26.32) |
7 (35.00) |
28 (25.93) |
0.7867 |
| No |
119 (69.19) |
103 (68.67) |
103 (74.64) |
88 (74.58) |
56 (73.68) |
13 (65.00) |
80 (74.07) |
||
| Have you changed the timing of taking an antibiotic? | Yes |
61 (35.47) |
65 (43.33) |
52 (37.68) |
49 (41.53) |
36 (47.37) |
13 (65.00) |
44 (40.74) |
0.1626 |
| No |
111 (64.53) |
85 (56.67) |
86 (62.32) |
69 (58.47) |
40 (52.63) |
7 (35.00) |
64 (59.26) |
||
| Do you know what the term “antibiotic resistance” refers to? | Correct |
113 (65.70) |
31 (20.67) |
29 (21.01) |
30 (25.42) |
21 (27.63) |
4 (20.00) |
11 (10.19) |
< 0.0001 |
| Incorrect |
59 (34.30) |
119 (79.33) |
109 (78.99) |
88 (74.58) |
55 (72.37) |
16 (80.00) |
97 (89.81) |
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The n represents the number of participants and, in parentheses, the frequency. HS: health Sciences, SL: Social/Legal, S: Services, TS: technical Sciences, H: Humanities, A: Art and NS: no studies. Chi-square test