Table 3. Condition specific rates of respondents who believe that antibiotics can accelerate recovery*.
| Symptoms | Responders n(%) | Rural n(%) | Urban n(%) |
| Sore throat | 495 (40.91) | 245 (45.7) | 250 (37.1)** |
| Cough with transparent phlegm | 630 (52.1) | 301 (56.2) | 329 (48.8)** |
| Cough with yellow/green phlegm | 797 (65.9) | 360 (67.2) | 437 (64.8)** |
| Cough with fever | 792 (65.5) | 376 (70.2) | 416 (61.7)** |
| Cough lasting more than 2 weeks | 823 (68) | 371 (69.2) | 452 (67.1)** |
| Respiratory tract infection | 807 (66.7) | 370 (69) | 437 (64.8) |
| Common cold | 471 (38.9) | 227 (42.4) | 244 (36.2) |
| Acute bronchitis | 1059 (87.5) | 471 (87.9) | 588 (87.2) |
| Pneumonia | 1095 (90.5) | 485 (90.5) | 610 (90.5) |
*- answers “antibiotics rather accelerate healing” or “antibiotics accelerate healing” were included.
**- P<0.05 for living area comparison.