Table 1.

Descriptive of knowledge about antibiotics and its resistance

Knowledge about	Statements	Mean score**	Mean score %***	Median
Identification	Penicillin or amoxicillin are antibiotics	4.89	97.3	5
	Aspirin is an antibiotic*	1.16	4.0	1
	Paracetamol is an antibiotic*	1.24	6.0	1
Role of antibiotics	Antibiotics are useful for bacterial infections (e.g., tuberculosis)	4.67	91.8	5
	Antibiotics are useful for viral infections (e.g. common cold, flu)*	1.61	15.3	1
	Antibiotics are indicated to reduce any kind of pain and inflammation*	1.61	15.3	1
Side-effects of antibiotics	Antibiotics can kill “good bacteria” present in our body	4.34	83.5	5
	Antibiotics can cause secondary infections after killing good bacteria in our body	4.12	78.0	5
	Antibiotics can cause allergic reactions	4.46	86.5	5
Antibiotic resistance	Ampicillin is effective in treating Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections*	2.09	27.3	1
	Clindamycin is effective in treating MRSA infections	3.05	51.3	3
	Antibiotic resistance is a phenomenon in which a bacterium loses its sensitivity to an antibiotic	4.72	93.0	5
	Misuse of antibiotics can lead to a loss of sensitivity of an antibiotic to a specific pathogen	4.72	93.0	5
	If symptoms improve before completing the full course of antibiotic, you can stop taking it*	1.45	11.3	1
	Poor or lack of infection control measures is a cause for development of resistance	3.61	65.3	4

*Negative statements. **{(total responses in strongly disagree x 1) + (total responses in disagree x 2) + (total responses in neutral x 3) + (total responses in agree x 4) + (total responses in strongly agree x 5)}/total responses (474). ***mean score % = (mean score-1) *100/(5-4)