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Table 1 Sociodemographic features of the students and use of antibiotics

From: Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding antibiotic use and resistance among medical students in Colombia: a cross-sectional descriptive study

  

Total

  

n

%

Sex

Female

325

61.1

Male

207

38.9

Socioeconomic level according to DANE

Low

47

9.4

Middle

322

64.7

High

129

25.9

Father’s education level

Primary/Secondary

190

39.7

Technical/Technological

41

8.6

Undergraduate/Postgraduate

247

51.7

Mother’s education level

Primary/Secondary

158

32.5

Technical/Technological

81

16.7

Undergraduate/Postgraduate

247

50.8

He/she is planning to pursue postgraduate studies

510

96.8

He/she has experience in research or training on antibiotics and/or antibiotic resistance

291

54.7

Stage at which he/she believes that the faculty should devote more time to the subject

First year (Semester I and II)

70

13.4

Second year (Semester III and IV)

120

23.0

Third year (Semester V and VI)

147

28.2

Fourth year (Semester VII and VIII)

66

12.7

Fifth year (Semester IX and X)

59

11.3

Sixth year (Semester XI and XII)

59

11.3

He/she has received antibiotics in the past year

261

49.1

He/she has received antibiotics in the past 6 months

171

32.3

He/she has received antibiotics in the past month

65

12.2