Table 3.
Attitude of participants about antibiotics (n = 1800).
| Question | 1-Strongly Agree; 5-Strongly Disagree. N (%) | Median (IQR) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | A | N | D | SD | ||
| Costly antibiotics are more effective and have fewer side effects. | 95 (5.3) | 226 (12.6) | 582 (32.3) | 707 (39.3) | 190 (10.5) | 3 (1) |
| Costly antibiotics have fewer side effects. | 68 (3.8) | 247 (13.7) | 617 (34.3) | 695 (38.6) | 173 (9.6) | 3 (1) |
| Antibiotic use without a doctor’s prescription is safe. | 51 (2.8) | 248 (13.8) | 348 (19.3) | 824 (45.8) | 329 (18.3) | 4 (1) |
| Taking double dose of antibiotics can speed up the cure of diseases. | 48 (2.7) | 127 (7.0) | 324 (18.0) | 864 (48.0) | 437 (24.3) | 4 (1) |
| Taking many antibiotics produce the better result than one antibiotic. | 53 (2.9) | 164 (9.1) | 437 (24.3) | 784 (43.6) | 362 (20.1) | 4 (1) |
| The effectiveness of treatment would be reduced if a full course of antibiotics was not completed. | 185 (10.3) | 859 (47.7) | 441 (24.5) | 225 (12.5) | 90 (5.0) | 2 (1) |
| It is better to stop taking antibiotic when symptoms are improved. | 81 (4.5) | 386 (21.4) | 485 (27.0) | 693 (38.5) | 155 (8.6) | 3 (2) |
| The leftover antibiotics can be saved and used for the same symptoms again. | 83 (4.6) | 360 (20.0) | 553 (30.7) | 627 (34.9) | 177 (9.8) | 3 (1) |
SA: strongly agree, A: agree, N: neutral, D: disagree, SD: strongly disagree.