Table 4.
Children’s guardians’ knowledge of antibiotics and characteristics of diarrhoea.
| Variables | Categories | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of antibiotics (N = 1020) | No | 845 | 82.84 |
| Yes | 175 | 17.16 | |
| Correct knowledge of antibiotics by examples (N = 175) |
No | 65 | 37.14 |
| Yes | 110 | 62.86 | |
| Awareness of AMR (N = 1020) | No | 983 | 96.37 |
| Yes | 37 | 3.63 | |
| Correct awareness of AMR by the concept definition (N = 37) |
No | 11 | 29.73 |
| Yes | 26 | 70.27 | |
| Use of antibiotics suggested by unauthorized personnel |
No | 740 | 72.55 |
| Sometimes | 135 | 13.24 | |
| Yes | 145 | 14.22 | |
| Knowledge of causes of diarrhoea (N = 1020) | No | 337 | 33.04 |
| Yes | 683 | 66.96 | |
| Perceived causes of diarrhoea * (N = 683) | Poor hygiene | 261 | 38.21 |
| Food likely to be contaminated | 531 | 77.75 | |
| Teething | 134 | 19.62 | |
| Undercooked food | 18 | 2.64 | |
| Complimentary food before six months | 33 | 4.83 | |
| Change of diet | 5 | 0.73 | |
| Germs | 13 | 1.90 | |
| Others | 26 | 3.81 | |
| Symptoms of diarrhoeic children * (N = 565) | Bloody diarrhoea | 33 | 5.86 |
| Diarrhoea with mucus | 301 | 53.46 | |
| Fever | 347 | 61.63 | |
| Vomiting | 269 | 47.78 |
* Variable with multiple responses.