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. 2019 Jun 1;12(6):30–41.

TABLE 2.

Source of first awareness of antibiotic resistance (N=1,019)

SOURCE PATIENTS, % (n=809) PARENTS OF PATIENTS, % (n=210)
Physician/medical professional 23.3 31.4*
Dermatologist 9.8* 3.4
Pediatrician 4.4 17.4*
Pharmacist 5.3* 1.9
News/media 13.2 21.3*
Online 12.4* 4.8
Friends/family/neighbors (WOM) 11.1* 6.8
School/college 9.3* 1.9
Social media 2.6 2.4
Other 1.8 2.4
Don’t recall 6.7 6.3

WOM: Word of mouth

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Significantly higher than the other group at the 95% confidence interval