Table 2.
Knowledge of respondents about antibiotic prescriptions.
| Knowledge Questions | Number (Percentage) of Respondents Giving a Correct Answer | p *-Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n = 625 |
General Practitioner n = 264 |
Internist/Pediatrician n = 154 |
Surgeon n = 77 |
Gynecologist n = 87 |
Chinese Medical Practitioner n = 43 |
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| Antibiotics should not be prescribed for non-febrile diarrhea | 591 (94.56) | 253 (95.83) | 149 (96.75) | 70 (90.91) | 84 (96.55) | 39 (90.70) | 0.171 |
| Antibiotics should not be prescribed for upper respiratory tract infections | 36 (5.76) | 15 (5.68) | 9 (5.84) | 5 (6.49) | 5 (5.75) | 2 (4.65) | 0.998 |
| Dosage reduction of antibiotics is needed for renal failure | 64 (10.24) | 21 (7.95) | 11 (7.14) | 12 (15.58) | 17 (19.54) | 3 (6.98) | 0.011 |
| Amoxicillin is a safe antibiotic product for pregnant patients | 596 (95.36) | 254 (96.21) | 148 (96.10) | 72 (93.51) | 87 (100.00) | 35 (81.40) | <0.001 |
| Metronidazole has the best activity against anaerobes | 601 (96.16) | 261 (98.86) | 150 (97.40) | 73 (94.81) | 80 (91.95) | 37 (86.05) | <0.001 |
| Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus is resistant to beta- lactam antibiotics | 182 (29.12) | 86 (32.58) | 49 (31.81) | 13 (16.88) | 19 (21.84) | 15 (34.88) | 0.027 |
| Ceftriaxone most effectively crosses the blood-brain barrier | 246 (39.36) | 120 (45.45) | 53 (34.41) | 27 (35.07) | 33 (37.93) | 13 (30.23) | 0.102 |
| Aminoglycosides are very active if they are administered as parenteral once daily | 286 (45.76) | 126 (47.73) | 66 (42.85) | 36 (46.75) | 43 (49.43) | 15 (34.88) | 0.483 |
| Bacterial pneumonia (including one of the following symptoms: fast breathing, chest in-drawing or stridor) requires antibiotic treatment | 311 (49.76) | 145 (54.92) | 83 (53.89) | 33 (42.86) | 33 (37.93) | 17 (39.53) | 0.017 |
| Antibiotics do not reduce the duration and the occurrence of complications of upper respiratory tract infections | 380 (60.80) | 177 (67.05) | 113 (73.37) | 35 (45.45) | 36 (41.38) | 19 (44.19) | <0.001 |
| The average number of patients taking antibiotics should be below 30 per 100 in a primary care facility | 478 (76.48) | 218 (82.58) | 119 (77.27) | 51 (66.23) | 57 (65.52) | 33 (76.74) | <0.001 |
| Overall score (mean ± SD) | 6.04 ± 1.46 | 6.34 ± 1.36 | 6.16 ± 1.43 | 5.55 ± 1.53 | 5.68 ± 1.34 | 5.30 ± 1.70 | <0.001 |
* p-values derived from Fisher’s exact tests or one-way analysis of variance.