Table 2 Respondents’ knowledge on antimicrobial resistance (n = 866)
Variable | SA | A | U | D | SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
1. | Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of microbes to grow in the presence of a chemical (drug) that would normally kill them or limit their growth | 407 (47.0) | 381 (44.0) | 53(6.1) | 13 (1.5) | 12 (1.4) | ||
2. | It is not necessary to complete the regimen of an antibiotic to reduce the chances of the occurrence of bacteria resistance to drug | 32 (3.7) | 69 (8.0) | 83(9.6) | 282(32.6) | 400 (46.2) | ||
3. | It is not necessary to use the correct dose of an antibiotic to reduce the chances of the occurrence of bacteria resistance to drug | 25 (2.9) | 52 (6.0) | 87(10.0) | 284(32.8) | 418 (48.3) | ||
4. | Antimicrobial resistance cause death | 213 (24.6) | 337 (38.9) | 225(26.0) | 58 (6.7) | 33 (3.8) | ||
5. | Improper self-medication can cause antimicrobial resistance | 346 (40.0) | 405 (46.8) | 85 (9.8) | 15 (1.7) | 15 (1.7) | ||
6. | Antimicrobial resistance affects all age groups | 334 (38.6) | 405 (46.8) | 102(11.8) | 18 (2.1) | 7(0.8) | ||
7. | Antimicrobial resistance makes it harder to eliminate infections from the body as existing drugs become less effective | 401 (46.3) | 364 (42.0) | 77 (8.9) | 16 (1.8) | 8 (0.9) | ||
8. | Antimicrobial resistance can lead to spread of infections due to ineffectiveness of standard treatment | 347 (40.1) | 409 (47.2) | 87 (10.0) | 14 (1.6) | 9 (1.0) | ||
9. | Antibiotics will improve the outcome of the treatment of common cold | 92 (10.6) | 260 (30.0) | 241(27.8) | 166(19.2) | 107 (12.4) | ||
10. | Antibiotics will improve the outcome of the treatment of uncomplicated malaria | 62 (7.2) | 176 (20.3) | 273(31.5) | 202(23.3) | 153 (17.7) | ||
Cut-off score | Frequency n (%) | Remark | ||||||
< 8 (i.e., < 80 %) | 360 (41.6) | Poor knowledge | ||||||
≥ 8(i.e., ≥ 80 %) | 506 (58.4) | Good knowledge | ||||||