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Table 2 Number and percentage of the questions on the knowledge of antibiotic use

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of antibiotic use among university students: a cross sectional study in UAE

Question (correct response)

Total % (n/N)

Whole n (%)

1st year n (%)

Final year n (%)

MS

NS

χ2

p

MS

NS

χ2

p

MS

NS

χ2

p

Are there bacteria in human body which are good for our health? (Yes)

1169 (97.4%)

594 (99%)

575 (95.8%)

12

0.001

361 (98.6%)

281 (93.7%)

11.7

0.001

233 (99.6%)

294 (98%)

2.5

0.113

Can antibiotics be used to cure Infections caused by bacteria (Yes)

1097 (91.4%)

560 (93.3%)

537 (89.5%)

5.6

0.018

332 (90.7%)

260 (86.7%)

2.7

0.1

228 (97.4%)

277 (92.3%)

6.7

0.01

Can antibiotics be used to cure infections caused by viruses (No)

576 (48%)

395 (65.8%)

81 (30.2%)

153

0.000

215 (58.7%)

93 (31%)

51

0.000

180 (77%)

88 (29.3%)

119

0.000

Do you think the use of antibiotics will speed up the recovery of cold, cough and other diseases (No)

356 (29.7%)

205 (34.2%)

151 (25.2%)

11.6

0.001

112 (30.6%)

80 (26.7%)

1.2

0.256

93 (39.7%)

71 (23.7%)

16

0.000

Antibiotics are obtainable Without interference of a doctor at drug stores or pharmacies (No)

661 (55.1%)

318 (53%)

343 (57.2%)

2.1

0.147

213 (58.2%)

185 (61.7%)

0.83

0.364

105 (45%)

158 (52.7%)

3.2

0.074

Have you heard of resistance of bacteria (Yes)

914 (76.2%)

507 (84.5%)

407 (67.8%)

46

0.000

285 (77.9%)

194 (64.7%)

14.2

0.000

222 (95%)

213 (71%)

49.6

0.000

Do you think frequent use of antibiotics will decrease the treatment when using the antibiotic again (Yes)

913 (76.1%)

487 (81.2%)

426 (71%)

17

0.000

294 (80.3%)

203 (67.7%)

14

0.000

193 (82.5%)

223 (74.3%)

5.1

0.024

Is the efficacy better if the antibiotics are newer and the price is higher (No)

833 (69.4%)

435 (72.5%)

398 (66.3%)

5.4

0.020

258 (70.5%)

200 (66.7%)

1.1

0.289

177 (75.6%)

198 (66%)

5.8

0.016

Amoxicillin is antibiotic (Yes)

717 (59.8%)

414 (69%)

303 (50.5%)

42.7

0.000

193 (52.7%)

140 (46.7%)

2.4

0.119

221 (94.4%)

163 (54.3%)

104.7

0.000

Penicillin is antibiotic (Yes)

685 (57.1%)

381 (63.5%)

304 (50.7%)

20.2

0.000

193 (52.7%)

166 (55.3%)

0.449

0.503

188 (80.3%)

138 (46%)

65.2

0.000

Tetracycline is antibiotic (Yes)

353 (29.4%)

237 (39.5%)

116 (19.3%)

58.7

0.000

73 (19.9%)

63 (21%)

0.113

0.737

164 (70.1%)

53 (17.7%)

149.7

0.000

Definition of drug susceptibility testing of bacteria (Yes)

220 (18.3%)

169 (28.2%)

51 (8.5%)

77.5

0.000

53 (14.5%)

29 (9.7%)

3.5

0.060

116 (49.6%)

22 (7.3%)

122.4

0.000

  1. *p < 0.05; #Significance; χ2 = chi square test.; n (%): Frequency (Percentage)