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Table 3 Knowledge regarding antibiotic therapy for infections according to the study factors

From: Knowledge regarding antibiotic use among students of three medical schools in Medellin, Colombia: a cross-sectional study

  

Upper respiratory infection

Me (IQR)

Pneumonia

Me (IQR)

UTI

Me (IQR)

Skin and soft tissue infection

Me (IQR)

Academic term

Basic

46.4 (35.7–50.0)

50.0 (41.7–58.3)

57.1 (42.9–66.7)

55.6 (44.4–77.8)

Clinical areas

42.9 (35.7–50.0)

50.0 (41.7–66.7)

61.9 (52.4–71.4)

66.7 (44.4–77.8)

Internship

46.4 (39.3–53.6)

50.0 (50.0–66.7)

61.9 (52.4–71.4)

66.7 (55.6–77.8)

P value

0.549

0.051

0.001**

0.002**

University

U1

42.9 (35.7–50.0)

50.0 (41.7–58.3)

57.1 (42.9–66.7)

55.6 (44.4–77.8)

U2

42.9 (35.7–50.0)

50.0 (50.0–66.7)

61.9 (52.4–66.7)

66.7 (55.6–77.8)

U3

46.4 (39.3–53.6)

50.0 (50.0–66.7)

61.9 (52.4–71.4)

66.7 (44.4–77.8)

P value

0.115

0.100

0.000**

0.002**

Knowing when to initiate antibiotic treatment

No

46.4 (39.3–50.0)

58.3 (50.0–66.7)

61.9 (52.4–71.4)

55.6 (44.4–77.8)

Yes

42.9 (35.7–50.0)

50.0 (41.7–66.7)

61.9 (52.4–66.7)

66.7 (55.6–77.8)

P value

0.535

0.323

0.481

0.109

Selecting the antibiotics for each infection

No

46.4 (39.3–50.0)

50.0 (41.7–66.7)

61.9 (52.4–71.4)

55.6 (44.4–77.8)

Yes–

42.9 (35.7–50.0)

50.0 (41.7–66.7)

61.9 (52.4–66.7)

66.7 (55.6–77.8)

P value

0.574

0.456

0.693

0.234

Understanding the basic resistance mechanisms

No

46.4 (39.4–53.6)

58.3 (50.0–66.7)

61.9 (57.1–71.4)

55.6 (44.4–77.8)

Yes

42.9 (35.7–50.0)

50.0 (41.7–66.7)

57.1 (47.6–66.7)

66.7 (55.6–77.8)

P value

0.107

0.028*

0.041*

0.804

Interpreting antibiograms

No

46.4 (39.3–50.0)

50.0 (41.7–66.7)

61.9 (52.4–71.4)

66.7 (55.6–77.8)

Yes

42.9 (35.7–53.6)

50.0 (41.7–58.3)

57.1 (47.6–66.7)

55.6 (44.4–77.8)

P value

0.909

0.107

0.055

0.002**

Finding reliable sources of information

No

46.4 (39.3–50.0)

50.0 (41.7–66.7)

61.9 (52.4–66.7)

55.6 (44.4–77.8)

Yes

42.9 (39.3–50.0)

50.0 (41.7–66.7)

61.9 (47.6–66.7)

66.7 (44.4–77.8)

P value

0.384

0.515

0.393

0.691

Switching from IV to oral antibiotics

No

42.9 (39.3–50.0)

50.0 (50.0–66.7)

61.9 (52.4–71.4)

66.7 (44.4–77.8)

Yes

42.9 (35.7–50.0)

50.0 (41.7–58.3)

57.1 (47.6–66.7)

55.6 (44.4–77.8)

P value

0.329

0.131

0.002**

0.664

Research or education

No

46.4 (39.3–53.6)

50.0 (41.7–66.7)

61.9 (52.4–66.7)

66.7 (55.6–77.8)

Yes

42.9 (35.7–50.0)

50.0 (41.7–66.7)

57.1 (47.6–66.7)

66.7 (44.4–77.8)

P value

0.400

0.697

0.259

0.869

  1. Basic: Includes students from the first to fifth semesters
  2. Clinical areas: Includes students from the sixth to tenth semesters
  3. Internship: Includes students from the eleventh and twelfth semesters
  4. For confidentiality, the three universities included were coded as U1, U2, and U3.
  5. IV Intravenous
  6. UTI Urinary tract infection
  7. Me Median
  8. IQR Interquartile range
  9. * P value < 0.05, ** P value < 0.01