Table 3 Agreement with the statements about the effectiveness of antibiotics (median values), Kruskall-Wallis test (H) for median differences and the Mann-Whitney test (U) for group differences
Variable | Dentistry (D) | Medicine (M) | Pharmacy (P) | H(2) | Group Differences (U) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antibiotics are supposed to kill all bacteria in the body | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 9.54** | M > P** D > P* |
Antibiotics are effective against viruses | 2.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 14.46*** | M > P** D > P** |
Antibiotics are effective against bacteria | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.47 | Â |
Antibiotics are effective against fungi | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 14.36*** | M > P*** M > D** |
Antibiotics are effective against parasites | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 7.93* | M > P* D > P* |