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Table 3 Knowledge on Antibiotics Use

From: Impact of targeted educational intervention towards public knowledge and perception of antibiotic use and resistance in the state of Perak, Malaysia

Code

Statements

Pre-intervention [Pre] (N = 234)

Post-intervention

p Value *

Immediate [P1] (N = 234)

2 weeks [P2] (N = 234)

Correct responses n (%)

Correct responses n (%)

KU1

Antibiotics can treat the following condition(s): Fever and sore throat for a day; Fever with running nose; Inflammation/Swelling; Common cough and wheezing; Influenza; None of the above

23 (9.8)

118 (50.4)

101 (43.2)

 < 0.001

KU2

Viral infections can be treated by taking antibiotics

60 (25.6)

206 (88.0)

188 (80.3)

 < 0.001

KU3

Taking antibiotics early can prevent myself from infection/illness

106 (45.3)

195 (83.3)

194 (82.9)

 < 0.001

KU4

Taking antibiotics for common cough and wheezing can help me to recover faster as compared to not taking any

90 (38.5)

172 (73.5)

171 (73.1)

 < 0.001

KU5

Taking a low dose of antibiotic is better than not taking any dose

85 (36.3)

170 (72.6)

166 (70.9)

 < 0.001

KU6

Antibiotic resistant bacteria can be spread from one person to another

112 (47.8)

201 (85.9)

190 (81.2)

 < 0.001

  1. *Mc Nemar test was performed to analyse the difference between Pre vs P1, P1 vs P2 and Pre vs P2. The p values for Pre-intervention vs Post-intervention (immediate) and Pre-intervention vs Post-2-weeks-intervention were presented in the table (p < 0.001). p values for Post-intervention (immediate) vs Post-2-weeks-intervention were insignificant for all questions (p > 0.05) except for question ‘antibiotic can treat the following condition’ (p = 0.022) and ‘viral infection can be treated by antibiotic’ (p = 0.004) where the reduction in correct responses between Post-intervention (immediate) and Post 2-weeks-intervention is significant