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. 2020 Feb 24;9(2):97. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9020097

Table 7.

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.1 I always use Amoxycillin-clavulanate if ever I have cough or cold, runny nose, either flu or sore throat, diarrhea or fever. 0.596 0.894
Q.2 I always use ciprofloxacin if ever I have cough or cold, runny nose, either flu or sore throat, diarrhea or fever. 0.350 0.899
Q3. On a scale of 1 to 5 (strongly disagree to strongly agree), how much do you agree with the following statements?
Q3-a I generally use antibiotics by myself due to lack of time visiting to the doctor. 0.582 0.894
Q3-b I generally use antibiotics by myself due to easy availability from pharmacies and chemist shops. 0.612 0.893
Q3-c I generally use antibiotics by myself due to high cost of visit to the doctors. 0.563 0.894
Q3-d I generally use antibiotics by myself due to simple signs and symptoms of disease. 0.561 0.894
Q3-e I generally use antibiotics by myself due to my prior good experience with the same antibiotic. 0.489 0.896
Q3-f I generally use antibiotics by myself due to lack of trust towards the doctors. 0.507 0.896
Q3-g I generally use antibiotics by myself if ever I get diarrhea during travelling or holiday abroad. 0.472 0.896
Q3-h I generally use antibiotics by myself in sore throat/cold/cough immediately to prevent further serious illness. 0.519 0.895