Table 1.
Sample characteristics and antibiotic use behavior (n = 11,192).
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) | 20.7 (2.7) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 5515 (49.3) |
| Female | 5677 (50.7) |
| Education Level | |
| Undergraduate | 8892 (79.4) |
| Graduate | 2300 (20.6) |
| Major | |
| Non-medical | 9373 (83.7) |
| Medical | 1819 (16.3) |
| Parent’s Highest Education Level | |
| Illiteracy and primary | 919 (8.2) |
| Middle school | 3216 (28.7) |
| High school | 3110 (27.8) |
| College and above | 3947 (35.3) |
| Parent with Medical Background | |
| No | 10214 (91.3) |
| Yes | 978 (8.7) |
| Household Income (RMB, Monthly) | |
| <3000 ($461 USD) | 3417 (30.5) |
| 3000–10,000 ($462–$1538 USD) | 5823 (52.0) |
| 10,001–20,000 ($1539–$3076 USD) | 1435 (12.8) |
| >20,000 ($3076 USD) | 517 (4.6) |
| Urban or Rural | |
| Rural | 4921 (44.0) |
| Urban | 6271 (56.0) |
| Self-Medicating with Antibiotics for Prophylaxis | |
| No | 8620 (77.0) |
| Yes | 2572 (23.0) |
| Keep Antibiotics at Home | |
| No | 4135 (36.9) |
| Yes | 7057 (63.1) |
| University | |
| Zhejiang University | 1775 (15.9) |
| Lanzhou University | 1858 (16.6) |
| Jilin University | 1961 (17.5) |
| Nankai University | 1752 (15.7) |
| Wuhan University | 1816 (16.2) |
| Guizhou University | 2030 (18.1) |
| n = 7057 1 | |
| Sources of Left-Over Antibiotics. | |
| Previously prescribed by doctors | 1965 (27.8) |
| Previously bought from a drugstore | 4893 (69.3) |
| Given by others | 125 (1.8) |
| Other | 74 (1.0) |
| n = 1711 | |
| Self-Medication with Antibiotics when Ill. | |
| No | 1204 (70.4) |
| Yes | 507 (29.6) |
1 Among the full sample size, 7057 students had kept antibiotics at home. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.