Variables | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Use of antibiotics in the last 1 year | |
 No | 335 (51.5%) |
 Yes | 315 (48.5%) |
Mode of antibiotics use | |
 Self-medication | 200 (63.5%) |
 Family member medication | 115 (36.6%) |
Purpose of antibiotics use | |
 Respiratory tract symptoms | 129 (40.9%) |
 Acute diarrhea | 60 (19.1%) |
 Mechanical injury/wound | 85 (27%) |
 Urinary tract symptoms | 34 (10.8%) |
 Colic | 5 (1.6%) |
 Headache | 9 (2.9%) |
 I could not remember | 41 (13%) |
Source of antibiotics | |
 Prescribed by health care professional | 139 (44.1%) |
 Bought from pharmacy without prescription | 116 (36.8%) |
 Shared from family member or neighbor | 60 (19.1%) |
Discontinue treatment after symptoms subside (N = 315) | |
 No | 214 (67.9%) |
 Yes | 101 (32.1%) |
Amoxicillin cure common cold | |
 No | 125 (19.2%) |
 Yes | 525 (80.8%) |
Tetracycline cure all diseases | |
 No | 254 (39.1%) |
 Yes | 396 (60.9%) |
Ciprofloxacin cure all types of diarrhea | |
 No | 156 (24%) |
 Yes | 494 (76%) |