Table 1 Organisation of the initial (pre-assessment) AUQ
Variable | Description | Instrument Items | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | Data relating to the characteristics of a participant. | 12 items | ‘Are you trained in a health-related field?’ ‘How often have you used antibiotics within the past month?’ |
Social Desirability | A participant’s tendency to respond in a way they deem more socially acceptable, than their ‘true’ response. | 6 items | ‘I have never deliberately said something that hurt someone’s feelings’ ‘There have been times when I was quite jealous of the good fortune of others’ |
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Attitude and Beliefs | The degree to which a participant has a positive or negative evaluation of indiscriminate antibiotic use. | 13 items | ‘It is my right to ask for an antibiotic from my doctor’ ‘I trust my doctor when they tell me I do not require antibiotics’ |
Subjective Norm | A participant’s belief about whether significant others would approve or disapprove of indiscriminate antibiotic use. | 4 items | ‘My friends and family only use antibiotics when prescribed’ ‘Most people I know keep leftover antibiotics’ |
Perceived Behavioural Control | A participants beliefs regarding the ease or difficulty in assessing antibiotics. | 5 items | ‘I would change doctors if my doctor did not prescribe antibiotics when I wanted them’ ‘I feel confident to ask for antibiotics when I need them’ ‘I could easily get antibiotics online’ |
Knowledge* | A participants understanding and awareness regarding indiscriminate antibiotic use and AMR. | 10 items | ‘Antibiotics will reduce my cold symptoms’ ‘Antibiotics are less likely to work in the future’ ‘The same antibiotic will work in the treatment of the same infection in the future’ |
Behaviour | Self-reported antibiotic use behaviour. | 10 items | ‘I obtain antibiotics without a prescription’ ‘I would take antibiotics without consulting a doctor’ ‘I use leftover or unused antibiotics or scripts’ |