Table 2 Descriptive statistics of adherence to antibiotics
N | Mean (SD) | Frequency, N(%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Never | Sometimes | Often | Most of the time | Always | |||
Adherence to antibiotics | 951 | 4.57 (0.73) | 10 (1.1) | 23 (2.4) | 85 (8.9) | 255 (26.8) | 578 (60.8) |
Item 1: Self-medicate without doctor’s prescription | 953 | 1.45 (0.83) | 670 (69.3) | 183 (18.9) | 64 (6.6) | 23 (2.4) | 13 (1.3) |
Item 2: Use antibiotics from previous leftover prescription | 965 | 1.41 (0.84) | 714 (73.8) | 162 (16.8) | 48 (5.0) | 24 (2.5) | 17 (1.8) |