Table 5.
Ranking on the degree of abuse of antimicrobials based on students' perceptions from eight Faculties of Veterinary Medicine, Africa.
| Antimicrobials | Ranking of abuse of antimicrobials based on students' perceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All (n = 352) |
Nigeria (n = 105) |
Sudan (n = 177) |
South Africa (n = 70) |
|
| Tetracyclines | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Penicillins | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Sulphonamides | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd |
| Macrolides | 4th | 5th | 8th | 6th |
| Aminoglycosides | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th |
| Quinolones | 6th | 6th | 4th | 7th |
| Amphenicols | 7th | 7th | 10th | 5th |
| Polypeptides | 8th | 9th | 7th | 8th |
| Cephalosporins | 9th | 8th | 8th | 9th |
| Combination of antimicrobials | 10th | 10th | 6th | 10th |
| Others | 11th | 11th | 11th | 11th |
Spearman (Rho) rank-order correlation coefficient (rs) = 0.98; p < 0.001 (Nigeria vs. Africa); Spearman (Rho) rank-order correlation coefficient (rs) = 0.78; p < 0.005 (Sudan vs. Africa); Spearman (Rho) rank-order correlation coefficient (rs) = 0.95; p < 0.001 (S. Africa vs. Africa); Spearman (Rho) rank-order correlation coefficient (rs) = 0.80; p < 0.005 (Sudan vs. Nigeria); Spearman (Rho) rank-order correlation coefficient (rs) = 0.96; p < 0.001 (South Africa vs. Nigeria). The strength and direction of ranking placed Nigeria as ranked closest to the generalized African ranking followed by South Africa and Sudan.