Table 2 Characteristics of 4135 HSNI14/15 participants by self-reported antibiotic use in the past 12 months
Characteristics | Use of antibiotics in the past 12 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No N = 2521 n (%) | Yes N = 1614 n (%) | Chi-square† (df) | P† | |
Knowledge about infections and antibiotic resistance | 31.62 (6) | < 0.001 | ||
0 (lowest knowledge) | 253 (10.0) | 100 (6.2) | ||
1 | 70 (2.8) | 45 (2.8) | ||
2 | 99 (3.9) | 61 (3.8) | ||
3 | 517 (20.5) | 374 (23.2) | ||
4 | 631 (25.0) | 380 (23.5) | ||
5 | 592 (23.5) | 360 (22.3) | ||
6 (highest knowledge) | 359 (14.2) | 294 (18.2) | ||
Sex | 36.44 (1) | < 0.001 | ||
Male | 1129 (44.8) | 570 (35.3) | ||
Female | 1392 (55.2) | 1044 (64.7) | ||
Age group (years) | 10.53 (3) | 0.015 | ||
16–24 | 153 (6.1) | 94 (5.9) | ||
25–44 | 793 (31.4) | 503 (31.1) | ||
45–64 | 899 (35.6) | 515 (31.9) | ||
> 65 | 676 (26.9) | 502 (31.1) | ||
Current smoker, Yes | 485 (19.3) | 376 (23.3) | 9.83 (1) | 0.002 |
Alcohol drinker, Yes | 1920 (76.2) | 1193 (73.9) | 2.66 (1) | 0.102 |
Deprivation quintiles | 29.34 (4) | < 0.001 | ||
1 (most deprived) | 362 (14.4) | 306 (19.0) | ||
2 | 490 (19.4) | 343 (21.2) | ||
3 | 536 (21.2) | 363 (22.5) | ||
4 | 592 (23.5) | 325 (20.2) | ||
5 (least deprived) | 541 (21.5) | 277 (17.1) | ||
General health | 209.55 (2) | < 0.001 | ||
Good | 1643 (65.2) | 738 (45.7) | ||
Fairly good | 610 (24.2) | 458 (28.4) | ||
Not good | 268 (10.6) | 418 (25.9) | ||
Satisfaction with life | 33.47 (2) | < 0.001 | ||
Satisfied | 2258 (89.6) | 1358 (84.1) | ||
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 177 (7.0) | 144 (8.9) | ||
Dissatisfied | 86 (3.4) | 112 (7.0) | ||