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. 2013 Sep 12;347:f5391. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5391

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.