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Table 2 Comparison of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding antibiotic therapy based on sociodemographic features and antibiotic consumption

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

 

Knowledge

Attitude

Practice

 

Mean (IQR)

Mean (IQR)

Mean (IQR)

Sex

 Female

86.7 (76.7–93.3)

86.7 (76.7–93.3)

86.7 (73.3–93.3)

 Male

86.7 (76.7–93.3)

86.7 (76.7–93.3)

86.7 (76.7–96.7)

Socioeconomic level according to DANE

 Low

80.0 (70.0–83.3)**

83.3 (70.0–90.0)**

83.3 (73.3–90.0)**

 Middle

86.7 (76.7–93.3)**

86.7 (76.7–95.0)**

86.7 (73.3–93.3)**

 High

90.0 (83.3–93.3)**

90.0 (80.0–96.7)**

90.0 (80.0–96.7)**

Training cycle

 Basic

83.3 (70.0–90.0)**

80.0 (66.7–90.0)**

73.3 (60.0–86.7)**

 Professional

88.3 (81.7–93.3)**

90.0 (83.3–96.7)**

93.3 (83.3–96.7)**

 Residency

86.7 (80.0–93.3)**

90.0 (83.3–96.7)**

90.0 (83.3–96.7)**

Father’s education level

 Primary or Secondary school

86.7 (76.7–93.3)

86.7 (76.7–93.3)

86.7 (73.3–93.3)

 Technical or Technological

86.7 (80.0–93.3)

90.0 (83.3–93.3)

86.7 (80.0–96.7)

 Undergraduate/Postgraduate

86.7 (76.7–93.3)

86.7 (76.7–93.3)

86.7 (76.7–93.3)

Mother’s education level

 Primary or Secondary school

83.3 (73.3–93.3)

83.3 (76.7–93.3)**

86.7 (73.3–93.3)

 Technical or Technological

90.0 (80.0–93.3)

90.0 (80.0–96.7)**

86.7 (80.0–96.7)

 Undergraduate or Postgraduate

86.7 (80.0–93.3)

86.7 (80.0–93.3)**

86.7 (76.7–93.3)

He/she has received antibiotics in the past year

 No

86.7 (80.0–93.3)

88.3 (80.0–96.7)

86.7 (76.7–96.7)**

 Yes

86.7 (76.7–93.3)

86.7 (73.3–93.3)

83.3 (70.0–93.3)**

He/she has received antibiotics in the past 6 months

 No

86.7 (80.0–93.3)

90.0 (80.0–93.3)

86.7 (76.7–95.0)**

 Yes

85.0 (76.7–93.3)

86.7 (73.3–93.3)

83.3 (70.0–93.3)**

He/she has received antibiotics in the past month

 No

86.7 (80.0–93.3)

86.7 (76.7–96.7)**

86.7 (76.7–93.3)**

 Yes

83.3 (73.3–93.3)

83.3 (65.0–90.0)**

80.0 (56.7–90.0)**

  1. ** p-value < 0.01