Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants. Mean scores observed for each factor as a function of participants’ characteristics
From: Why patients want to take or refuse to take antibiotics: an inventory of motives
Mean Factor Score as a Function of Demographic Characteristics | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree to Take | Refuse to Take | ||||||||||
Characteristics | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | I | II | III | IV | N |
Age | |||||||||||
19–24 Years | 8.53 | 5.07 | 4.59 | 4.41 | 6.77 | 4.05 | 3.36 | 6.61 | 8.49 | 5.04 | 108 |
25–31 Years | 9.88 | 6.02 | 5.25 | 4.75 | 7.56 | 4.84 | 3.22 | 6.49 | 8.94 | 4.91 | 97 |
32–47 Years | 7.95 | 6.28 | 3.65 | 4.13 | 6.86 | 4.55 | 4.27 | 6.05 | 9.13 | 5.57 | 111 |
47 Years + | 7.55 | 5.77 | 3.30 | 4.49 | 6.81 | 4.63 | 4.95 | 6.54 | 9.03 | 4.72 | 98 |
Gender | |||||||||||
Males | 7.32 | 5.34 | 4.16 | 4.30 | 6.11 | 4.22 | 4.54 | 6.07 | 9.21 | 5.01 | 146 |
Females | 9.08 | 6.02 | 4.17 | 4.48 | 7.46 | 4.67 | 3.62 | 6.60 | 8.76 | 5.13 | 271 |
Education | |||||||||||
Primary | 7.32 | 6.03 | 4.03 | 4.60 | 6.06 | 4.57 | 4.85 | 6.45 | 9.00 | 5.16 | 86 |
Secondary | 8.64 | 5.92 | 4.02 | 4.67 | 6.95 | 4.52 | 3.87 | 6.38 | 8.96 | 5.05 | 219 |
Tertiary | 8.93 | 5.29 | 4.54 | 3.74 | 7.72 | 4.43 | 3.39 | 6.41 | 8.75 | 5.07 | 113 |
Children | |||||||||||
No | 9.07 | 5.72 | 4.64 | 4.45 | 7.05 | 4.52 | 3.39 | 6.47 | 8.83 | 5.14 | 227 |
Yes | 7.70 | 5.84 | 3.59 | 4.35 | 6.88 | 4.49 | 4.60 | 6.32 | 9.00 | 5.00 | 191 |
Often Ill | |||||||||||
No | 8.32 | 5.69 | 4.04 | 4.34 | 7.03 | 4.46 | 3.91 | 6.29 | 8.93 | 4.99 | 327 |
Yes | 9.01 | 6.08 | 4.61 | 4.68 | 6.73 | 4.76 | 3.93 | 6.94 | 8.90 | 5.34 | 87 |
Current Health | |||||||||||
Bad | 8.43 | 6.86 | 3.55 | 4.04 | 6.49 | 4.35 | 4.79 | 6.59 | 8.94 | 5.74 | 44 |
Good | 8.47 | 5.65 | 4.24 | 4.46 | 7.04 | 4.55 | 3.81 | 6.41 | 8.94 | 4.99 | 370 |
Number of prescriptions of antibiotics last year | |||||||||||
None | 7.87 | 4.92 | 3.53 | 3.94 | 6.30 | 4.13 | 3.42 | 6.28 | 9.21 | 4.74 | 152 |
One | 8.40 | 6.01 | 3.93 | 4.62 | 6.85 | 4.22 | 4.26 | 6.48 | 9.48 | 5.12 | 108 |
Two | 9.59 | 6.76 | 4.59 | 4.90 | 7.95 | 5.63 | 4.04 | 6.40 | 8.35 | 5.38 | 72 |
More | 8.69 | 6.13 | 5.24 | 4.58 | 7.52 | 4.63 | 4.32 | 6.60 | 8.16 | 5.36 | 84 |
Out of counter consumption of antibiotics | |||||||||||
Never | 8.40 | 5.84 | 4.23 | 4.55 | 7.08 | 4.63 | 3.97 | 6.57 | 9.02 | 5.11 | 335 |
Sometimes | 8.63 | 5.50 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 6.58 | 4.04 | 3.85 | 5.64 | 8.46 | 4.91 | 82 |
Keeps antibiotics for further use | |||||||||||
Never | 8.36 | 5.82 | 4.25 | 4.52 | 7.08 | 4.68 | 3.89 | 6.40 | 8.86 | 4.84 | 300 |
Sometimes | 8.59 | 5.63 | 3.91 | 4.04 | 6.69 | 3.95 | 4.14 | 6.51 | 9.03 | 5.74 | 114 |
Uses to stop treatment before completion | |||||||||||
Never | 8.34 | 5.64 | 3.97 | 4.10 | 6.77 | 4.65 | 4.12 | 5.82 | 8.43 | 4.60 | 177 |
Sometimes | 8.55 | 5.89 | 4.31 | 4.64 | 7.15 | 4.40 | 3.76 | 6.80 | 9.25 | 5.40 | 240 |
Asks for antibiotics | |||||||||||
Never | 8.39 | 5.65 | 4.20 | 4.35 | 6.85 | 4.51 | 3.81 | 6.40 | 8.97 | 5.07 | 368 |
Sometimes | 9.07 | 6.79 | 3.88 | 4.88 | 7.99 | 4.63 | 4.76 | 6.57 | 8.62 | 5.29 | 47 |
Has been forced to change treatment | |||||||||||
Never | 8.24 | 5.41 | 4.04 | 4.24 | 6.62 | 4.38 | 3.85 | 6.26 | 8.96 | 4.84 | 321 |
Sometimes | 9.17 | 6.99 | 4.51 | 4.99 | 8.21 | 4.92 | 4.25 | 6.88 | 8.77 | 5.78 | 93 |
Has been the victim of side effects | |||||||||||
Never | 8.03 | 5.43 | 4.06 | 4.34 | 6.59 | 4.34 | 3.98 | 6.02 | 8.91 | 4.67 | 273 |
Yes | 9.23 | 6.42 | 4.36 | 4.54 | 7.68 | 4.80 | 3.87 | 7.12 | 8.92 | 5.86 | 144 |
Has experienced useless treatment with antibiotics | |||||||||||
Never | 8.45 | 5.38 | 4.10 | 4.17 | 6.65 | 4.49 | 3.82 | 5.82 | 8.45 | 4.58 | 254 |
Yes | 8.45 | 6.44 | 4.28 | 4.81 | 7.57 | 4.55 | 4.19 | 7.32 | 9.67 | 5.87 | 161 |
Thinks that antibiotics have many side effects | |||||||||||
No | 8.69 | 5.55 | 4.41 | 4.44 | 6.82 | 4.58 | 4.03 | 5.83 | 8.45 | 4.64 | 231 |
Yes | 8.43 | 6.19 | 3.86 | 4.54 | 7.32 | 4.39 | 3.88 | 7.28 | 9.44 | 5.63 | 171 |
Thinks that antibiotics are generally effective | |||||||||||
No | 7.60 | 6.39 | 4.13 | 5.07 | 6.75 | 4.83 | 3.46 | 7.90 | 10.00 | 6.26 | 35 |
Yes | 8.56 | 5.71 | 4.23 | 4.41 | 7.05 | 4.51 | 4.05 | 6.12 | 8.68 | 4.94 | 362 |
Thinks that bacterial resistance is a big public health issue | |||||||||||
No | 9.49 | 5.48 | 5.10 | 4.53 | 6.91 | 4.72 | 3.25 | 4.34 | 7.12 | 3.75 | 84 |
Yes | 8.23 | 5.94 | 3.97 | 4.44 | 7.14 | 4.45 | 4.22 | 7.04 | 9.39 | 5.53 | 320 |