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Table 5 Public belief and attitude scores towards judicious use of antibiotics, pre- and post-intervention, Minya, 2011a

From: An educational intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections in a district in Egypt- pilot study

 

Parents of pediatric patients

Adult patients

Pre-intervention (n = 227)

Post-intervention (n = 343)

Pre-intervention (n = 123)

Post-intervention (n = 280)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Healthcare provider should not prescribe antibiotics unnecessarily

4.1 ± 1.5

4.3 ± 1.3

4.0 ± 1.6

4.2 ± 1.4

You should not try to persuade a doctor to prescribe antibiotics

4.1 ± 1.5

4.4 ± 1.0

4.1 ± 1.6

4.4 ± 1.2

Too many people are treated with antibiotics when not necessary

2.9 ± 2.0

3.3 ± 1.9

2.7 ± 1.9

3.4 ± 1.9

Overuse of antibiotics can make bacteria more resistant to antibiotics

1.5 ± 1.9

1.8 ± 2.2

1.6 ± 2.1

2.1 ± 2.3

Giving an antibiotic to a patient with cold symptoms can prevent an infection from occurring

1.7 ± 1.9

1.2 ± 1.6

1.7 ± 1.9

1.2 ± 1.6

It is worth trying an antibiotic when someone has cold symptoms for 5 days

2.1 ± 1.8

2.0 ± 1.6

2.2 ± 1.8

1.9 ± 1.5

Treatment with antibiotics is necessary when nasal discharge turns from yellow to green in color

1.0 ± 1.6

1.4 ± 1.5

1.1 ± 1.6

1.1 ± 1.4

Antibiotics help cold symptoms clear up more quickly

1.8 ± 1.5

1.9 ± 1.7

2.0 ± 1.7

1.9 ± 1.7

Antibiotics are helpful in treating colds

1.9 ± 1.6

1.9 ± 1.7

2.2 ± 1.7

1.9 ± 1.7

Overall Scores

2.3 ± 0.9

2.5 ± 1.0

2.4 ± 0.9

2.6 ± 1.0

  1. aAll responses ranged from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree.” For questions where agreement supported proper antibiotic use, a response of “strongly agree” was scored a 5 and “strongly disagree” was scored a 0. For questions where disagreement supported proper antibiotic use, a response of “strongly disagree” was scored a 5 and “strongly agree” was scored a 0.