Table 3.
Knowledge of animal farm owners/workers towards antimicrobial resistances and use in Amhara regional state, North Western Ethiopia (N = 91).
| Knowledge related items | Correct N (%) |
Incorrect N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Antibiotics can be used in animals for weight gain | 51 (56) | 40 (44) |
| Antibiotics can be used for all types of diseases in animals | 54 (59.3) | 37 (40.7) |
| All commercial antibiotics show the same curative effect in animal diseases | 50 (54.9) | 41 (45.1) |
| Improper use of antibiotics in animal farm can cause AMR | 39 (42.9) | 52 (57.1) |
| Antibiotics are not harmful for beneficial bacteria living in the body | 53 (58.2) | 38 (41.8) |
| All antibiotics I used can cure animals | 54 (59.3) | 37 (40.7) |
| Antibiotics have side effects | 52 (57.1) | 39 (42.9) |
| Bacteria can become resistant against antibiotics | 51 (56) | 40 (44) |
| Overall level of knowledge | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Better | 46 (50.5) | |
| Poor | 45 (49.5) |