Questions | Correct response | P | |
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Central towns no. (%) | Villages no. (%) | ||
Basic concepts | Â | Â | Â |
1. Antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs are the same drugs. | 180(37) | 117(31) | .065 |
2. Antibiotics can cure infections caused by virus. | 102(21) | 77(21) | .841 |
3. Antibiotics should only be obtained with a doctorâ prescription. | 309(64) | 246(66) | .603 |
Indications of antibiotic use | Â | Â | Â |
4. Antibiotics should be administered in all cases, once a child has fever. | 346(72) | 247(66) | .072 |
5. If a child suffers from a cough, running nose, and a sore throat, it will be cured more quickly if he/she receives antibiotic as early as possible. | 264(55) | 162(43) | .001 |
6. In most cases, it is not necessary to treat a common cold with antibiotics. | 360(75) | 241(65) | .001 |
7. Taking antibiotics in advance can protect children from a common cold. | 301(63) | 185(50) | < .001 |
Administration of antibiotics | Â | Â | Â |
8. Administration of multiple antibiotics has better effects than a single one. | 278(58) | 201(54) | .254 |
9. The more expensive the antibiotic, the more effective it will be. | 417(87) | 298(80) | .008 |
10. Antibiotics should be withdrawn as soon as the symptoms disappear. | 191(40) | 137(37) | .375 |
Antibiotic resistance and side effects | Â | Â | Â |
11. Overuse of antibiotics increases the risk of antibiotic resistance. | 326(68) | 212(57) | .001 |
12. Antibiotics do not have side effects. | 361(75) | 239(64) | .001 |
13. Scientists can always produce new antibiotics. | 89(19) | 31(8) | < .001 |
14. It is dangerous to children if pathogens become resistant to antibiotics. | 290(60) | 173(46) | < .001 |