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Table 7 Comparison of the Chinese version of the AAUSES of subjects with different characteristics

From: Reliability and validity evaluation of the appropriate antibiotic use self-efficacy scale for Chinese adults

Variable

 

Mean (SD)

t/F

p-value

Pairwise differences

Age group (years)

18-29

61.01 (18.61)

0.732

0.570

 

30-39

58.65 (21.27)

40-49

61.68 (24.35)

≥50

63.85 (23.39)

Gender

Male

61.04 (20.68)

0.045

0.964

 

Female

60.96 (19.14)

Religious affiliation or not

Yes

63.77 (18.74)

0.965

0.335

 

No

60.79 (19.68)

Education level

Junior high school and below (1)

51.28 (25.57)

6.208

<0.001

(4)(3)>(1)(2)

High school or technical secondary school (2)

54.60 (18.97)

Junior College or undergraduate (3)

61.66 (18.73)

Postgraduate and above (4)

65.34 (20.21)

Home residence

City (1)

63.01 (19.41)

3.051

0.002

(1)>(2)

Rural (2)

58.34 (19.60)

Marital status

Single

60.73 (19.10)

0.845

0.897

 

In Love

62.33 (18.05)

Married

60.61 (21.84)

Divorce

52.18 (23.61)

Widow

77.70 (28.28)

Employment Status

Employed

59.60 (20.54)

-1.252

0.211

 

Unemployed

61.65 (19.14)

Do you have health insurance?

Yes

61.71 (19.83)

2.032

0.043

 

No

57.69 (18.33)

Profession

Students (1)

62.43 (18.40)

3.253

<0.001

(1) (2) (4 (6) (7) (8) (10)>(5)

(1) (2) (4 (6) (8) (10)>(11)

Teachers (2)

60.55 (21.17)

Soldiers (3)

51.15 (12.71)

Medical practitioner (4)

64.34 (21.55)

Farmer (5)

46.48 (21.73)

Worker (6)

60.36 (20.62)

Housewife (7)

62.80 (20.10)

Staff (8)

64.29 (15.30)

Individual (9)

58.98 (20.60)

Retirement (10)

76.15 (23.07)

Others (11)

50.87 (23.09)

Your family monthly income (yuan)

≤5000

57.24 (19.97)

11.173

<0.001

(2)(3)>(1)

5000-10000

62.49 (19.41)

≥10000

66.68 (17.44)

Taking antibiotics or not

Yes

60.64 (19.90)

-0.576

0.565

 

No

61.55 (19.17)

Whether to take antibiotics to treat colds or flu

Yes

59.83 (19.17)

-1.785

0.061

 

No

62.75 (20.18)

Number of times a cold or flu is treated with antibiotics

Never(1)

62.02 (20.80)

1.668

0.556

 

Once (2)

61.20 (15.64)

Twice (3)

64.44 (17.80)

Three times (4)

55.09 (21.06)

More than three times (5)

59.43 (19.85)

Have you listened to antibiotic resistance?

Yes

62.33 (19.39)

3.779

<0.001

 

No

54.90 (19.57)

You are concerned about antibiotic resistance

Didn't hear antibiotic resistance (1)

50.50 (19.28)

10.582

<0.001

(2)(3)(4)>(1) (2)>(3)(4)

Very much agree (2)

68.29 (19.84)

A little agreed (3)

61.10 (18.52)

Uncertain (4)

57.65 (18.18)

A little disagree (5)

61.07 (19.01)

Strongly disagree (6)

65.13 (22.63)