Table 2 Summary of responses—attitude towards antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance
Question | Percentage agreeing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall (n, %) | 1st year | 2nd year | 3rd year | Significancea | |
When I have a cold I should take antibiotics to prevent it from getting worse | 74 (37.2%) | 19 (24.4%) | 28 (45.9%) | 27 (45%) | 0.01 |
When I get any fever, antibiotics help me to get better more quickly | 43 (21.6%) | 15 (19.2%) | 12 (19.7%) | 16 (26.7%) | 0.52 |
I believe that antibiotics cure my cold faster | 79 (39.7%) | 43 (55.1%) | 16 (26.2%) | 20 (33.3%) | 0.001 |
I would stop taking the prescribed antibiotics if I feel better | 64 (72.2%) | 20 (25.6%) | 24 (39.3%) | 20 (33.3%) | 0.23 |
If antibiotics are taken for long time, bacteria become more resistant to antibiotics | 177 (88.5%) | 72 (92.3%) | 54 (88.5%) | 51 (85.0%) | 0.39 |
If antibiotics are taken less than the prescribed dose bacteria become less resistant to antibiotics | 55 (27.6%) | 22 (28.2%) | 9 (14.8%) | 24 (40.0%) | 0.008 |