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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participating schoolchildren (N = 980)

From: Impact of the ´Alforja Educativa’ on Ecuadorian schoolchildren’s knowledge of bacteria, antibiotics, and antibiotic resistance, a pretest-posttest study

Characteristic

n

(%)

Age (years)

  

 7

1

(0.1)

 8

4

(0.4)

 9

389

(39.7)

 10

468

(47.8)

 11

106

(10.8)

 12

9

(0.9)

 13

3

(0.3)

Gender

  

 Girls

547

(55.8)

 Boys

433

(44.2)

School Type

  

 Public

768

(78.4)

 Private

212

(21.6)

Geographic Setting

  

 Urban

500

(51.0)

 Rural

480

(49.0)