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Table 4 Use of antibiotics in different conditions among dentistry, medicine, and pharmacy students: median values and Kruskall-Wallis test statistics (H) for median differences

From: Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours regarding antibiotics use among Cypriot university students: a multi-disciplinary survey

Symptoms

Dentistry

Medicine

Pharmacy

H(2)

1. Sore throat, runny nose, sneezing symptoms.

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.82

2. Persistent urge to urinate, a burning sensation during urinating, foul smell, cloudy urine

2.00

1.00

2.00

2.49

3. Dental abscess, an intense pain spreading

2.00

1.00

2.00

2.09

4. Swollen joint in your right arm after an intense workout

2.00

1.50

2.00

0.12

5. Vomiting, watery diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, nausea for the last 24 h

2.00

2.00

2.00

0.23

6. Yellow/brown discolouration, thickening and crumbling at the edges of your toenail

2.00

2.00

2.00

0.48

7. Sores or rashes around the genital area, unusual discharge, pain in the lower abdomen

2.00

1.00

2.00

0.91

  1. No statistical significant differences were found among groups