Table 1 Participants characteristics and proportion with high antibiotic knowledge scorea
n | (%) | High antibiotics knowledge scoreb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antibiotics in general | Antibiotic resistance | |||||
n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
Age | ||||||
18–29 years | 178 | (20.3) | 91 | (51.1) | 104 | (58.4) |
30–44 years | 166 | (18.9) | 111 | (66.9) | 123 | (74.1) |
45–59 years | 215 | (24.5) | 135 | (62.8) | 163 | (75.8) |
> =60 years | 316 | (36.0) | 164 | (51.9) | 233 | (73.7) |
Gender | ||||||
Women | 598 | (68.2) | 384 | (64.2) | 428 | (71.5) |
Men | 277 | (31.6) | 117 | (42.2) | 195 | (70.4) |
Health statement I have good health | ||||||
Strongly agree | 240 | (27.4) | 140 | (58.3) | 175 | (72.9) |
Agree | 418 | (47.7) | 244 | (58.4) | 306 | (73.2) |
Unsure | 102 | (11.6) | 51 | (50.0) | 66 | (64.7) |
Disagree | 94 | (10.7) | 56 | (59.6) | 64 | (68.1) |
Strongly disagree | 18 | (2.1) | 9 | (50.0) | 9 | (50.0) |
Chronic disease | ||||||
Yes | 381 | (43.4) | 256 | (67.2) | 275 | (72.2) |
No | 470 | (53.6) | 233 | (49.6) | 333 | (70.9) |
Will not report | 18 | (2.1) | 9 | (50.0) | 10 | (55.6) |
Smoking | ||||||
Yes | 90 | (10.3) | 49 | (54.4) | 57 | (63.3) |
No | 732 | (83.8) | 424 | (57.9) | 535 | (73.1) |
Sometimes | 52 | (5.9) | 28 | (53.8) | 31 | (59.6) |
Regular medication use | ||||||
Yes | 498 | (57.0) | 280 | (56.2) | 355 | (71.3) |
No | 314 | (35.9) | 186 | (59.2) | 228 | (72.6) |
Sometimes | 62 | (7.1) | 34 | (54.8) | 38 | (61.3) |
Antibiotics use last 12 months | ||||||
Yes | 262 | (29.9) | 164 | (62.6) | 184 | (70.2) |
No | 602 | (68.6) | 332 | (55.2) | 432 | (71.8) |
Do not remember | 12 | (1.4) | 5 | (41.7) | 7 | (58.3) |
Education | ||||||
Primary/lower secondary school | 69 | (7.9) | 29 | (42.0) | 38 | (55.1) |
Upper secondary school | 307 | (35.0) | 162 | (52.8) | 190 | (61.9) |
College/University ≤3 years | 242 | (27.6) | 133 | (55.0) | 185 | (76.4) |
College/University > 3 years | 247 | (28.2) | 171 | (69.2) | 205 | (83.0) |
Health professional background | ||||||
Yes | 233 | (26.6) | 189 | (81.1) | 196 | (84.1) |
No | 609 | (69.4) | 291 | (47.8) | 407 | (66.8) |
Do not know | 17 | (1.9)) | 12 | (70.6) | 8 | (47.1) |
Marital status | ||||||
Married/cohabiting | 546 | (62.3) | 331 | (60.6) | 410 | (75.1) |
In a relationship | 71 | (8.1) | 33 | (46.5) | 44 | (61.9) |
Single | 232 | (26.5) | 123 | (53.0) | 152 | (65.5) |
Other | 23 | (2.6) | 12 | (52.2) | 14 | (60.9) |
Work situation | ||||||
In active work | 292 | (33.3) | 190 | (65.1) | 231 | (79.1) |
Not working | 226 | (25.8) | 140 | (61.9) | 148 | (65.5) |
Student | 90 | (10.3) | 47 | (52.2) | 54 | (60.0) |
Retired | 249 | (28.4) | 113 | (45.4) | 178 | (71.5) |
Beliefs about medicinesc | ||||||
Beneficial | ||||||
Agree | 818 | (93.3) | 472 | (57.7) | 593 | (72.5) |
Uncertain | 32 | (3.6) | 12 | (37.5) | 13 | (40.6) |
Disagree | 27 | (3.1) | 17 | (63.0) | 18 | (66.7) |
Harmful | ||||||
Agree | 169 | (19.3) | 82 | (48.5) | 109 | (64.5) |
Uncertain | 112 | (12.8) | 65 | (58.0) | 71 | (63.4) |
Disagree | 596 | (68.0) | 354 | (59.4) | 444 | (74.5) |
Overused | ||||||
Agree | 465 | (53.0) | 274 | (58.9) | 336 | (72.3) |
Uncertain | 154 | (17.6) | 81 | (52.6) | 99 | (64.3) |
Disagree | 258 | (29.4) | 146 | (56.6) | 189 | (73.3) |
Attitude toward antibioticsc | ||||||
Restrictive attitude supported | ||||||
Agree | 836 | (95.3) | 483 | (57.8) | 600 | (71.8) |
Uncertain | 35 | (4.0) | 16 | (45.7) | 20 | (57.1) |
Disagree | 5 | (0.6) | 1 | (20.0) | 3 | (60.0) |
Non-restrictive attitude supported | ||||||
Agree | 215 | (24.5) | 107 | (49.8) | 147 | (68.4) |
Uncertain | 185 | (21.3) | 99 | (53.5) | 119 | (64.3) |
Disagree | 476 | (54.3) | 294 | (61.8) | 357 | (75.0) |