Table 7.
Association between factors and respondents’ knowledge on antibiotics (n = 402).
| Factors | n (%) | χ2, p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adequate Knowledge (≥10) | Inadequate Knowledge (<10) | ||
| Age | |||
| 60–69 years old | 163 (61.7%) | 101 (38.3%) | χ2 = 9.979, p = 0.007* |
| 70–79 years old | 68 (58.6%) | 48 (41.4%) | |
| ≥80 | 6 (27.3%) | 16 (72.7%) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 124 (61.7%) | 77 (38.3%) | χ2 = 1.244, p =0.265 |
| Female | 113 (56.2%) | 88 (43.8%) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Malay | 140 (60.1%) | 93 (39.9%) | χ2 = 2.289, p = 0.318 |
| Chinese | 68 (61.3%) | 43 (38.7%) | |
| Indian and others | 29 (50.0%) | 29 (50.0%) | |
| Educational level | |||
| No formal education and primary education | 23 (42.6%) | 31 (57.4%) | χ2 = 16.07, p < 0.001* |
| Secondary education | 127 (55.7%) | 101 (44.3%) | |
| Pre-university and tertiary education | 87 (72.5%) | 33 (27.5%) | |
| Last receipt of antibiotics within the past 6 months | |||
| Yes | 73 (55.7%) | 58 (44.3%) | χ2 = 0.838, p = 0.360 |
| No | 164 (60.5%) | 107 (39.5%) | |
| Last receipt of antibiotics within the past 1 year | |||
| Yes | 103 (59.9%) | 69 (40.1%) | χ2 = 0.107, p = 0.743 |
| No | 134 (58.3%) | 96 (41.7%) | |
* = significant p value.