Table 5. Differences in the mean score of attitude and practice towards antibiotic use related to demographic variables.
* p<0.05
** p<0.01
*** p<0.001
| Variables | Response options | Attitude | Practice | ||
| Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ±SD | p-value | ||
| Gender | Male | 4.5983 ± 2.1190 | 0.000*** | 8.7869 ± 0.42280 | 0.000*** |
| Female | 5.4406± 1.9144 | 11.8813± 0.20447 | |||
| Age | < 18 | 3.6363± 2.5009 | 0.015** | 8.9091 ± 5.1274 | 0.028* |
| 18-24 | 5.0509± 1.9545 | 10.6941± 4.4580 | |||
| 25-34 | 5.4175± 2.0443 | 12.0694± 4.3507 | |||
| 35-44 | 5.5517± 1.9869 | 11.5747± 4.0192 | |||
| > 44 | 5.5964± 1.8406 | 11.1277± 4.3767 | |||
| Marital status | Single | 5.0330 ± 2.0227 | 0.054 | 10.7162 ± 4.4734 | 0.012* |
| Married | 5.5489 ± 1.9579 | 11.7663 ± 4.2162 | |||
| Divorced | 5.5454 ± 1.5075 | 13.000 ± 1.9493 | |||
| Widow | 5.3333 ± 1.1547 | 6.6667 ± 3.0550 | |||
| Education level | Primary or below | 5.2222 ± 2.4888 | 0.234 | 10.333 ± 5.0497 | 0.374 |
| Middle school | 3.6363 ± 2.3779 | 8.7273 ± 5.7635 | |||
| High school | 5.1250 ± 2.0322 | 10.855 ± 4.2664 | |||
| College | 5.3107 ± 1.9540 | 11.336 ± 4.3510 | |||
| Masters or PhD | 5.3478 ± 1.9448 | 10.608 ± 4.1859 | |||
| Occupational status | Student | 5.1217 ± 1.9918 | 0.262 | 11.000 ± 4.2713 | 0.666 |
| Unemployed | 5.2205 ± 1.9462 | 11.404 ± 4.4958 | |||
| Medical job | 6.0454 ± 1.9634 | 11.181 ± 4.6356 | |||
| Non-medical job | 5.3274 ± 2.0591 | 11.044 ± 4.4368 | |||
| Income (monthly) | < 3000 | 5.1518 ± 1.9283 | 0.053 | 11.347 ± 4.3339 | 0.247 |
| 3000-4999 | 5.0000 ± 2.0931 | 10.279 ± 4.0492 | |||
| 5000-10,000 | 5.1461 ± 2.1243 | 10.752 ± 4.7536 | |||
| >10,000 | 5.8939 ± 1.9855 | 11.636 ± 4.2304 | |||