Table 3.
Proportion of responses to questions about knowledge.
| Question (Desirable Answer) | Whole | VS | NMS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) Total (N = 2829) | % (n) VS (N = 1428) | % (n) NMS (N = 1401) | p | % (n) First (N = 271) | % (n) Last (N = 96) | p | % (n) First (N = 248) | % (n) Last (N = 232) | p | |
| K1. Do you know “antimicrobials”? (Yes) | 84.87 (2401) | 95.31 (1361) | 74.23 (1040) | <0.001 | 92.99 (252) | 98.96 (95) | 0.033 | 65.32 (162) | 69.4 (161) | 0.381 |
| K2. Are you familiar with the concept of antibiotics? (Yes) | 93.46 (2644) | 96.01 (1371) | 90.86 (1273) | <0.001 | 93.36 (253) | 100 (96) | 0.005 | 83.47 (207) | 90.09 (209) | 0.043 |
| K3. Do you think that antibiotics are different from antimicrobials? (Yes) | 73.84 (2089) | 78.85 (1126) | 68.74 (963) | <0.001 | 78.23 (212) | 82.29 (79) | 0.465 | 68.95 (171) | 62.5 (145) | 0.149 |
| K4. Do you know about antibiotic resistance? (Yes) | 83.74 (2369) | 89.15 (1273) | 78.23 (1096) | <0.001 | 77.12 (209) | 98.96 (95) | <0.001 | 65.73 (163) | 81.9 (190) | <0.001 |
| K6. What is your understanding of antibiotic resistance? (correct answer) | 68.33 (1933) | 80.04 (1143) | 56.39 (790) | <0.001 | 73.06 (198) | 80.21 (77) | 0.174 | 52.42 (130) | 61.64 (143) | 0.043 |
| K7. Do you know any antibiotics that are prohibited to use in human/livestock/fisheries/agriculture? (Yes) | 15.59 (441) | 18.63 (266) | 12.35 (173) | <0.001 | 16.97 (46) | 23.96 (23) | 0.184 | 17.74 (44) | 13.36 (31) | 0.31 |
| K8. Can antibiotics be used to cure infections caused by bacteria? (Yes) | 69.21 (1958) | 89.15 (1273) | 48.89 (685) | <0.001 | 91.88 (249) | 91.67 (88) | 1 | 64.52 (160) | 48.28 (112) | <0.001 |
| K9. Can antibiotics be used to cure infections caused by viruses? (No) | 59.21 (1675) | 69.82 (997) | 48.39 (678) | <0.001 | 67.53 (183) | 78.12 (75) | 0.052 | 40.73 (101) | 53.88 (125) | 0.005 |
| K10. Do you think the use of antibiotic will speed up the recovery of cold, cough and other diseases caused by common flu virus? (No) | 47.97 (1357) | 56.79 (811) | 38.97 (546) | <0.001 | 60.89 (165) | 57.29 (55) | 0.547 | 36.29 (90) | 43.1 (100) | 0.136 |
| K11. Antibiotics should obtainable without prescription at pharmacies (Yes) | 44.36 (1255) | 47.13 (673) | 41.54 (582) | 0.007 | 44.28 (120) | 50 (48) | 0.664 | 35.48 (88) | 46.55 (108) | 0.045 |
| K12. Antibiotics need to be used according to prescription/professional (Yes) | 91.13 (2578) | 93.49 (1335) | 88.72 (1243) | <0.00 | 90.41 (245) | 93.75 (90) | 0.402 | 87.9 (218) | 88.79 (206) | 0.778 |
| K13. Do you think the frequency of use of antibiotics will decrease the efficacy of drug? (Yes) | 83.13 (2380) | 87.82 (1254) | 80.37 (1126) | <0.001 | 77.49 (210) | 93.75 (90) | <0.001 | 69.35 (172) | 84.05 (195) | <0.001 |
| K14. Should we use antibiotics for disease prevention? (No) | 40.65 (1150) | 44.68 (638) | 36.55 (512) | <0.001 | 41.33 (112) | 53.12 (51) | 0.056 | 33.47 (83) | 39.66 (92) | 0.184 |
| K15. Among the drugs listed below, indicate which ones are antibiotics (correct answer) | ||||||||||
| Amoxicillin | 69.18 (1957) | 84.73 (1210) | 53.31 (747) | <0.001 | 73.06 (198) | 97.92 (94) | <0.001 | 48.39 (120) | 68.1 (158) | <0.001 |
| Penicillin | 78.08 (2209) | 89.57 (1279) | 66.38 (930) | <0.001 | 80.81 (219) | 98.96 (95) | <0.001 | 58.06 (144) | 76.29 (177) | <0.001 |
| Tetracycline | 64.83 (1834) | 83.96 (1199) | 45.32 (635) | <0.001 | 73.8 (200) | 96.88 (93) | <0.001 | 45.56 (113) | 57.76 (134) | 0.008 |
| Metronidazole | 30.82 (872) | 33.82 (483) | 27.77 (389) | 0.001 | 30.63 (83) | 35.42 (34) | 0.445 | 30.65 (76) | 32.33 (75) | 0.695 |
| Ivermectin | 46.80 (1324) | 64.99 (928) | 28.27 (396) | <0.001 | 49.45 (134) | 92.71 (89) | <0.001 | 24.19 (60) | 38.36 (89) | 0.001 |
| Albendazole | 52.39 (1482) | 71.15 (1016) | 33.26 (466) | <0.001 | 57.2 (155) | 93.75 (90) | <0.001 | 25.81 (64) | 46.55 (108) | <0.001 |