Antimicrobials in small-scale urban pig farming in a lower middle-income country – arbitrary use and high resistance levels

Table 3 Knowledge and attitudes about antimicrobials and antimicrobial use among respondents (n = 91)

	Category	n	%
Is it important to give antimicrobials to animals?	Yes	82	90
	No	4	4
	Don’t know	5	5
Are antimicrobials needed to keep animals healthy?	Yes	90	99
	No	0	0
	Don’t know	1	1
Will the use of antimicrobials result in better growth of animals? (n = 90)	Yes	30	33
	No	58	64
	Don’t know	2	2
Do you think it is easy to get access to antimicrobials?	Yes	89	98
Do you think it is easy to get access to antimicrobials?	No	2	2
Do you consider antimicrobials to be cheap?	Yes	5	5
	No	55	60
	It’s acceptable	29	32
	Don’t know	2	2
Do you think giving antimicrobials to animals may result in any negative consequences?	Yes	49	54
	No	3	3
	Don’t know	39	43
Have you ever heard of ‘antimicrobial resistance’?	Yes	50	55
Have you ever heard of ‘antimicrobial resistance’?	No	41	45
Do you feel you have received enough information on how antimicrobials should be used in animals?	Yes	37	41
	No	38	42
	Don’t know	16	18

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