Table 4 Students’ behavior of using antibiotic
From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of antibiotics: a questionnaire study among 2500 Chinese students
Question (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 | ||
Use antibiotics when having fever (temperature lower than 38.5°) | 45.8 (957/2088) | 49.8 (616/1236) | 40.0 (341/852) | 19.57 | <0.0001*# | 37.8 (99/262) | 39.7 (56/141) | 0.14 | 0.7041 | 55.6 (134/241) | 38.8 (64/165) | 11.08 | 0.0009* |
Common cold (always, often) | 11.5 (240/2088) | 13.6 (168/1236) | 8.5 (72/852) | 13.11 | 0.0003*# | 10.3 (27/262) | 6.4 (9/141) | 1.73 | 0.1879 | 14.5 (35/241) | 9.7 (16/165) | 2.08 | 0.1496 |
Acute bronchitis (always, often) | 22.9 (479/2088) | 29.5 (364/1236) | 13.5 (115/852) | 72.60 | <0.0001*# | 17.6 (46/262) | 14.2 (20/141) | 0.76 | 0.3829 | 39.8 (96/241) | 15.8 (26/165) | 27.01 | <0.0001* |
Coughing up yellow/green sputum (always, often) | 27.6 (576/2088) | 37.9 (468/1236) | 12.7 (108/852) | 160.18 | <0.0001*# | 18.3 (48/262) | 14.9 (21/141) | 0.76 | 0.3837 | 56.4 (136/241) | 12.1 (20/165) | 81.28 | <0.0001* |
Sore throat (always, often) | 15.3 (320/2088) | 18.9 (233/1236) | 10.2 (87/852) | 29.01 | <0.0001*# | 14.9 (39/262) | 10.6 (15/141) | 1.43 | 0.2326 | 20.8 (50/241) | 10.9 (18/165) | 6.80 | 0.0091* |
Cough with fever (always, often) | 19.9 (415/2088) | 24.5 (303/1236) | 13.2 (112/852) | 40.93 | <0.0001*# | 11.5 (30/262) | 12.1 (17/141) | 0.03 | 0.8565 | 28.6 (69/241) | 7.3 (12/165) | 27.98 | <0.0001* |
Congested nose with headache (always, often) | 12.5 (261/2088) | 15.0 (185/1236) | 8.9 (76/852) | 16.86 | <0.0001*# | 9.9 (26/262) | 10.6 (15/141) | 0.05 | 0.8209 | 15.8 (38/241) | 5.5 (9/165) | 10.18 | 0.0014* |
Coughing up white sputum (always, often) | 9.4 (196/2088) | 10.9 (135/1236) | 7.2 (61/852) | 8.39 | 0.0038* | 4.6 (12/262) | 6.4 (9/141) | 0.60 | 0.4374 | 17.8 (43/241) | 9.7 (16/165) | 5.23 | 0.0222* |
Cough lasting 2 weeks or more (always, often) | 27.6 (576/2088) | 32.6 (403/1236) | 20.3 (173/852) | 38.20 | <0.0001*# | 23.7 (62/262) | 20.6 (29/141) | 0.50 | 0.4782 | 35.7 (86/241) | 18.2 (30/165) | 14.70 | 0.0001* |
Asked doctors to prescribe antibiotics when you catch a common cold (yes) | 16.4 (335/2042) | 19.2 (231/1206) | 12.4 (104/836) | 16.99 | 0.0002*# | 9.6 (25/261) | 8.6 (12/140) | 0.11 | 0.7397 | 29.8 (68/228) | 11.5 (18/157) | 18.07 | <0.0001* |