Table 7.

Practice of animal farm owners/workers towards antimicrobial resistances and use in Amhara regional state, North Western Ethiopia (N = 91).

Practice related items	Correct N (%)	Incorrect N (%)
When animals get sick, I use my antibiotics before consulting a veterinarian	55 (60.4)	36 (39.6)
I do not consult a veterinarian to ask whether I need to use antibiotics or not	58 (52.7)	43 (47.3)
I do not read the prospectus before using antibiotics	43 (47.3)	48 (52.7)
I increase the dose of antibiotics and frequency of administration as long as animals do not show any signs of recovery	49 (53.8)	42 (46.2)
If animals feel better after the first day of treatment, I stop giving the antibiotics	45 (49.5)	46 (50.5)
I consider the recommendations of other farmers about antibiotic use	43 (47.3)	48 (52.7)
Even if I knew unconscious antibiotic use will be give any harm to public health, I would continue to use antibiotics in animals	55 (60.4)	36 (39.6)
I am ready to go for laboratory test before choosing antimicrobial drugs for use of my animals	39 (42.9)	52 (57.1)
Farmers adhere to specified drug withdrawal periods before sending animals to the slaughterhouse	44 (48.4)	47 (51.6)
Farmers don’t sell animal products which have been treated with antimicrobial drugs	51 (56)	40 (44)

Overall level of practice	Frequency (%)
Better	43 (47.25)
Poor	48 (52.75)