Table 2.

Level of understanding of antibiotic resistance

		Education Level			Residence				Household Composition
Statement a	Correct Answer	Secondary n (%)	Tertiary n (%)	p-Value	Urban n (%)	Suburban n (%)	Rural n (%)	p-Value	Adults n (%)	Adults with Children Under 16 n (%)	Other n (%)	p-Value
Antibiotic resistance occurs when your body becomes resistant to antibiotics and they no longer work as well	F	31 (29)	147 (29)	1.000	127 (33)	35 (25)	17 (20)	0.027 *	91 (28)	73 (32)	15 (24)	0.360
Many infections are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment by antibiotics	T	87 (82)	434 (87)	0.215	326 (84)	125 (89)	76 (89)	0.213	275 (85)	197 (87)	57 (90)	0.471
If bacteria are resistant to antibiotics, it can be very difficult or impossible to treat the infections they cause	T	87 (82)	431 (87)	0.215	328 (85)	125 (89)	70 (82)	0.235	276 (85)	194 (85)	58 (92)	0.340
Antibiotic resistance is an issue that could affect me or my family	T	68 (64)	381 (77)	0.010 *	284 (74)	110 (79)	59 (69)	0.243	232 (72)	178 (78)	47 (75)	0.196
Antibiotic resistance is an issue in other countries but not here	F	89 (84)	458 (92)	0.029 *	354 (91)	126 (90)	74 (87)	0.500	286 (88)	210 (93)	58 (92)	0.224
Antibiotic resistance is only a problem for people who take antibiotics regularly	F	34 (32)	264 (53)	<0.001 *	205 (53)	64 (46)	32 (38)	0.024 *	144 (44)	128 (56)	29 (46)	0.019 *
Bacteria which are resistant to antibiotics can be spread from person to person	T	66 (62)	334 (67)	0.366	254 (66)	98 (71)	53 (62)	0.413	199 (61)	169 (74)	40 (63)	0.005 *
Antibiotic-resistant infections could make medical procedures like surgery, organ transplants, and cancer treatment much more dangerous	T	60 (57)	352 (71)	0.006 *	255 (66)	109 (78)	53 (62)	0.012 *	211 (65)	165 (73)	45 (71)	0.148

^a Presented as n (%) of respondents who answered question correctly. F: False; T: True. * p-value < 0.05.