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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of healthcare students (n = 866)

From: Antimicrobial stewardship: Assessment of knowledge, awareness of antimicrobial resistance and appropriate antibiotic use among healthcare students in a Nigerian University

Variable

Number of students

Percentage

Age

  

\(\le\) 20

405

46.8

21–29

453

52.3

\(\ge\) 30

8

0.9

Gender

  

Male

419

48.4

Female

447

51.6

Department and level of Study

Nursing

n = 155

  

Year 1

32

20.6

Year 2

28

18.1

Year 3

39

25.2

Year 4

35

22.6

Year 5

21

13.5

Pharmacy

n = 275

  

Year 1

46

16.7

Year 2

22

8.0

Year 3

44

16.0

Year 4

88

32.0

Year 5

75

27.3

Medicine and surgery

n = 436

  

Year 1

47

10.8

Year 2

79

18.1

Year 3

104

23.9

Year 4

64

14.7

Year 5

88

20.2

Year 6

54

12.4