| Knowledge about infections, antibiotics, and antibiotic resistance | ||
---|---|---|---|
 | Correct response | Correct response N (% of 4135) | |
1 | Colds and flus should be treated with an antibiotic | False | 3805 (92.0) |
2 | Antibiotics are used to treat bacteria | True | 2687 (65.0) |
3 | Once you start to feel better, you should stop taking the antibiotic | False | 3828 (92.6) |
4 | Chances of resistant bacteria increase if you take antibiotics when you don’t need to. | True | 2297 (55.6) |
5 | Chances of resistant bacteria increase if you don’t finish the course. | True | 1809 (43.7) |
6 | Diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia and meningitis are becoming more difficult to treat, as drug-resistant bacteria do not respond to antibiotics and continue to cause infection | True | 2072 (50.1) |