Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge scores of participants on antimicrobial resistance (N = 681)
| Variable | Frequency (%) | Knowledge (% Score) Mean ± SD | Sufficient knowledge | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
| Overall | 85 ± 14.2 | 596 (87.5) | 85 (12.5) | ||
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 24 ± 3.6 years | ||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 381 (55.9) | 85.4 ± 15 | 325 (54.5) | 56 (65.9) | 0.049* |
| Female | 300 (44.1) | 84.4 ± 13.2 | 271 (45.5) | 29 (34.1) | |
| Year of study | |||||
| Year 3 | 314 (46.1) | 82.4 ± 13.2 | 272 (45.6) | 42 (49.4) | 0.806 |
| Year 4 | 220 (32.3) | 86.6 ± 14.4 | 194 (32.6) | 26 (30.6) | |
| Year 5 | 147 (21.6) | 88.0 ± 15.3 | 130 21.8) | 17 (20.0) | |
| Course | |||||
| Medicine & surgery | 433 (63.6) | 86.1 ± 15.6 | 365 (61.2) | 68 (80.0) | 0.016* |
| Nursing | 206 (30.3) | 82.3 ± 10.7 | 191 (32.0) | 15 (17.6) | |
| Pharmacy | 25 (3.6) | 86.4 ± 11.1 | 24 (4.0) | 1 (1.2) | |
| Dental surgery | 9 (1.3) | 91.1 ± 10.5 | 9 (1.5) | 0 (0) | |
| Anesthesia | 8 (1.1) | 77.5 ± 16.7 | 7 (1.2) | 1 (1.2) | |
| University | |||||
| Lira university | 150 (22.0) | 81.6 ± 8.8 | 143 (24.0) | 7 (8.2) | 0.014* |
| Busitema university | 114 (16.7) | 87.5 ± 15.4 | 100 (16.8) | 14 (16.5) | |
| Kampala international | 113 (16.6) | 83 ± 15.9 | 92 (15.4) | 21 (24.7) | |
| Mbarara university | 76 (11.2) | 85.3 ± 14.4 | 68 (11.4) | 8 (9.4) | |
| Gulu university | 69 (10.1) | 84.6 ± 16.9 | 55 (9.2) | 14 (16.5) | |
| Kabale university | 63 (9.3) | 86.7 ± 14.8 | 53 (8.9) | 10 (11.8) | |
| Makerere university | 50 (7.3) | 89.2 ± 14.1 | 46 (7.7) | 4 (4.7) | |
| Bishop Stuart university | 26 (3.8) | 83.1 ± 14.6 | 21 (3.5) | 5 (5.9) | |
| Islamic university in Uganda | 20 (2.9) | 90 ± 13.8 | 18 (3.0) | 2 (2.4) | |
| Prior antimicrobial resistance training | |||||
| Yes | 481 (70.6) | 85.3 ± 13.5 | 430 (72.1) | 51 (60.0) | 0.021* |
| No | 200 (29.3) | 84.2 ± 15.9 | 166 (27.9) | 34 (40.0) | |
*Statistically significant at P < 0.05