Table 2 Students’ knowledge on antibiotic use
From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of antibiotics: a questionnaire study among 2500 Chinese students
Question (correct response) | Total % (n/N) | Whole % (n/N) | 1st year % (n/N) | Final year % (n/N) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MS | NS | χ 2 | p | MS | NS | χ 2 | p | MS | NS | χ 2 | p | ||
Can antibiotics cure bacterial infections? (yes) | 88.4 (1818/2057) | 92.9 (1130/1216) | 81.8 (688/841) | 59.87 | <0.0001*# | 88.2 (231/262) | 85.7 (120/140) | 0.50 | 0.4813 | 93.5 (215/230) | 79.6 (129/162) | 16.96 | <0.0001* |
Can antibiotic cure viral infections? (no) | 55.9 (1146/2050) | 64.5 (782/1212) | 43.4 (364/838) | 89.35 | <0.0001*# | 49.7 (130/262) | 48.2 (67/139) | 0.07 | 0.7871 | 69.1 (159/230) | 39.1 (63/161) | 34.73 | <0.0001* |
Do you think the use of antibiotics will speed up the recovery of cold, cough? (no) | 25.7 (531/2064) | 27.4 (333/1214) | 23.3 (198/850) | 4.48 | 0.0344* | 23.1 (60/260) | 19.2 (27/141) | 0.83 | 0.3622 | 31.0 (72/232) | 20.7 (34/164) | 5.20 | 0.0226* |
Have you heard of antibiotics resistance? (yes) | 91.4 (1873/2050) | 94.7 (1146/1210) | 86.6 (727/840) | 41.88 | <0.0001*# | 89.7 (235/262) | 93.6 (132/141) | 1.73 | 0.1879 | 89.2 (215/241) | 78.2 (129/165) | 9.21 | 0.0024* |
Do you think frequent use of antibiotics will decrease efficacy of treatment when using the antibiotic again? (yes) | 84.9 (1744/2055) | 87.9 (1063/1210) | 80.6 (681/845) | 20.42 | <0.0001*# | 85.8 (223/260) | 83.7 (118/141) | 0.31 | 0.5769 | 85.2 (196/230) | 76.4 (123/161) | 4.90 | 0.0268* |
Is the efficacy better if the antibiotics are newer and more costly ? (no) | 77.7 (1606/2066) | 81.5 (993/1219) | 72.4 (613/847) | 23.84 | <0.0001*# | 72.5 (190/262) | 72.9 (102/140) | 0.01 | 0.9423 | 79.3 (184/232) | 70.7 (116/164) | 3.85 | 0.0497* |