Table 1.
Knowledge and perceptions about antibiotic use and resistance score distribution (n=2834)
| Yes | No | I don’t know | Alpha | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | 0.81 | |
| AMR awareness | 0.71 | |||
| 1. Antibiotic overuse is a serious problem in China. | 2168 (76.5) | 51 (1.8) | 615 (21.7) | |
| 2. The more frequently people use antibiotics; the more difficult it will be to treat bacterial infections. | 2270 (80.1) | 262 (9.2) | 302 (10.7) | |
| 3. Antibiotic overuse may increase antibiotic resistance. | 2509 (88.5) | 184 (6.5) | 141 (5.0) | |
| 4. Antibiotic resistance will become a serious problem in China. | 2102 (74.2) | 61 (2.2) | 671 (23.7) | |
| 5. We will have few antibiotics to use in the future if we don’t use antibiotics properly. | 2367 (83.5) | 222 (7.8) | 245 (8.7) | |
| Ability to identify antibiotics | 0.81 | |||
| 1. Penicillin (amoxicillin) | 2263 (79.9) | 275 (9.7) | 296 (10.4) | |
| 2. Cephalosporin (cefaclor, ceftriaxone sodium) | 1969 (69.5) | 342 (12.1) | 523 (18.5) | |
| 3. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen, aspirin) | 1129 (39.8) | 894 (31.6) | 811 (28.6) | |
| 4. Quinolones (norfloxacin, ofloxacin) | 1306 (46.1) | 600 (21.2) | 928 (32.8) | |
| 5. Acetaminophen (Tylenol, Contac NT, Gankang) | 799 (28.2) | 1049 (37.0) | 986 (34.8) | |
| 6. Macrolides (azithromycin, roxithromycin) | 1669 (58.9) | 331 (11.7) | 834 (29.4) | |
| 7. Steroids (dexamethasone, prednisone) | 761 (26.9) | 820 (28.9) | 1253 (44.2) | |
| Misconception about antibiotics | ||||
| 1. Antibiotics are anti-inflammatory drugs. | 575 (20.3) | 1799 (63.5) | 460 (16.2) | |
| Perceived antibiotic efficacy on URTIs | ||||
| 1. Antibiotics can speed up recovery from influenza. | 1250 (44.1) | 1081 (38.1) | 503 (17.8) | |
| 2. Antibiotics can relieve the symptoms of cold. | 1384 (48.8) | 943 (33.3) | 507 (17.9) | |
| 3. Antibiotics are necessary for treating sore throat. | 978 (34.5) | 1620 (57.2) | 236 (8.3) | |
| 4. Antibiotics are necessary for treating common cold (cough, runny nose). | 687 (24.2) | 1912 (67.5) | 235 (8.3) | |
| Perceived threat about URTIs | ||||
| 1. Common cold is self-limiting and does not require medication as the symptoms will dissipate naturally. | 1927 (68.0) | 725 (25.6) | 182 (6.4) | |
URTI, upper respiratory tract infection.