Table 2.
Answering “yes” to questions on knowledge and attitudes on antibiotics (in percentage)
| Statements | Pre-campaign (Oct 2011) | Post-campaign (Mar 2012) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention area | Control area | Intervention area | Control area | ||
| When you think you need antibiotics, you generally ask your doctor | 90 | 88 | 84 | 83 | |
| When you are prescribed antibiotics, you finish the cure as your doctor told you | 93 | 93 | 90 | 90 | |
| Antibiotics are effective against viruses* | 47 | 59 | 62 | 67 | |
| Antibiotics are effective against flu and cold | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | |
| Cure is faster if you use antibiotics | 58 | 62 | 61 | 65 | |
| Resistant germs are more likely to spread if antibiotics are used excessively | 76 | 73 | 76 | 72 | |
*Statistically significant pre-campaign to post-campaign differences compared with control, P<0.05.