Table 6.
Reliability test results for knowledge and understanding about antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance.
| No. | Questions | Corrected Item-Total Correlation | Cronbach’s Alpha if Item Deleted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q.6 | On a scale of 1 to 5 (strongly disagree to strongly agree), how much do you agree with the following statements? | ||
| Q6-a | People should use antibiotics only when they are prescribed by a doctor or nurse. | 0.278 | 0.647 |
| Q6-b | Farmers should give fewer antibiotics to food-producing animals. | 0.062 | 0.659 |
| Q6-c | People should not keep antibiotics and use them later for other illnesses. | 0.134 | 0.673 |
| Q6-d | Parents should make sure all of their children’s vaccinations are up-to-date. | 0.211 | 0.651 |
| Q6-e | People should wash their hands regularly. | 0.173 | 0.653 |
| Q6-f | Doctors should only prescribe antibiotics when they are needed. | 0.148 | 0.654 |
| Q6-g | Governments should reward the development of new antibiotics. | 0.379 | 0.641 |
| Q6-h | Pharmaceutical companies should develop new antibiotics. | 0.179 | 0.653 |
| Q.7 | On a scale of 1 to 5 (strongly disagree to strongly agree), how much do you agree with the following statements? | ||
| Q7-a | Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest problems the world faces. | 0.202 | 0.652 |
| Q7-b | Medical experts will solve the problem of antibiotic resistance before it becomes too serious. | 0.391 | 0.644 |
| Q7-c | Everyone needs to take responsibility for using antibiotics responsibly. | 0.241 | 0.650 |
| Q7-d | There are not much people like me can do to stop antibiotic resistance. | 0.267 | 0.649 |
| Q7-e | I am worried about the impact that antibiotic resistance will have on my health, and that of my family. | 0.225 | 0.651 |
| Q7-f | I am not at risk of getting an antibiotic resistant infection, as long as I take my antibiotics correctly. | 0.149 | 0.654 |
| Q7-g | Bacteria which are resistant to antibiotics can be spread from person to person | 0.282 | 0.648 |
| Q7-h | Antibiotic-resistant infections could make medical procedures like surgery, organ transplants and cancer treatment much more dangerous | 0.354 | 0.644 |
| Q.8 | Are antibiotics widely used in agriculture (including in food-producing animals) in your country? | 0.183 | 0.654 |