Table 1 Participants’ demographic characteristics
Variables | n |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 10 |
 Female | 12 |
Age groups (years) | |
 18–27 | 5 |
 28–37 | 5 |
 38–47 | 6 |
 ≥ 48 | 6 |
Ethnicity | |
 Malay | 8 |
 Chinese | 7 |
 Indian | 7 |
Marital status | |
 Single | 8 |
 Married | 8 |
 Separated/divorced | 3 |
 Widowed | 3 |
 Education level |  |
 Primary education | 7 |
 Secondary education | 8 |
 Tertiary education (college/university) | 7 |
Employment status | |
 Employed | 6 |
 Student | 5 |
 Housewife | 5 |
 Retired | 6 |
Monthly household income (MYR)* | |
 ≤ 2000 | 8 |
 2001–4000 | 7 |
 > 4000 | 7 |
Last time antibiotics were taken | |
 < 3 months | 7 |
 3–6 months | 6 |
 7–9 months | 5 |
 10–12 months | 4 |
 Do not remember | 0 |
Number of antibiotic courses taken in the past year | |
 One | 11 |
 Two | 4 |
 Three | 4 |
 More than three | 3 |
 Do not remember | 0 |