Table 2 Summary of sociodemographic, knowledge, and perception of respondents on storage of antimicrobial at home in Mecha demographic surveillance and field research center, Ethiopia, March to May 2020
Variables and categories | Respondents representing HHs (N = 865) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequencya | Storeda (n = 183) | Not Storeda (n = 682) | Storage in % | |
Place of residence: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Rural | 435 (50.3) | 84 (45.9) | 351 (51.5) | 19.3 |
 Urban | 430 (49.7) | 99 (54.1) | 331 (48.5) | 23.0 |
Sex: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 323 (37.4) | 71 (38.8) | 252 (37.0) | 22.0 |
 Female | 542 (62.6) | 112 (61.2) | 430 (63.0) | 20.7 |
Age (mean ± SD; 36.2 ± 13.93) |  |  |  |  |
 < 25 | 211 (24.4) | 29 (15.8) | 182 (26.7) | 13.7 |
 25–34 | 200 (23.1) | 43 (23.5) | 157 (23.0) | 21.5 |
 35–44 | 232 (26.8) | 60 (32.8) | 172 (25.2) | 26.9 |
 45 − 54 | 117 (13.5) | 28 (15.3) | 89 (13.0) | 23.9 |
 > 54 | 105 (12.1) | 23 (12.6) | 82 (12.0) | 21.9 |
Family size: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1–2 | 135 (15.6) | 14 (7.7) | 121 (17.7) | 10.4 |
 3–4 | 249 (28.8) | 41 (22.4) | 208 (30.5) | 16.5 |
 5–6 | 230 (26.6) | 48 (26.2) | 182 (26.7) | 20.9 |
 7–8 | 166 (19.2) | 53 (29.0) | 113 (16.6) | 31.9 |
 ≥ 9 | 85 (9.8) | 27 (14.8) | 58 (8.5) | 31.8 |
Marital status: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Single | 209 (24.1) | 39 (21.3) | 170 (25.0) | 18.7 |
 Married | 549 (63.5) | 120 (65.6) | 429 (62.9) | 21.9 |
 Divorced/Widowed/Separated | 107 (12.4) | 24 (13.1) | 83 (12.1) | 22.4 |
Occupation: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Farmer | 417 (48.2) | 77 (42.1) | 340 (49.9) | 18.5 |
 Housewife | 97 (14.2) | 25 (13.7) | 72 (10.6) | 25.8 |
 Employee | 94 (13.7) | 28 (15.3) | 66 (9.7) | 29.8 |
 Merchant | 119 (17.4) | 32 (17.5) | 87 (12.8) | 26.9 |
 Student | 95 (13.9) | 16 (8.7) | 79 (11.6) | 16.8 |
 Laborer | 43 (6.3) | 5 (2.7) | 38 (5.6) | 11.6 |
Educational status: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Unable to read and write | 384 (44.4) | 60 (32.8) | 324 (47.5) | 15.6 |
 Primary education | 220 (25.4) | 57 (31.1) | 163 (23.9) | 25.9 |
 Secondary education | 162 (18.7) | 39 (21.3) | 123 (18.0) | 24.1 |
 College and above | 99 (11.5) | 27 (14.8) | 72 (10.6) | 27.3 |
Graduated family member: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Present | 277 (32.0) | 84 (45.9) | 193 (28.3) | 30.3 |
 Absent | 588 (68.0) | 99 (54.1) | 489 (71.7) | 16.8 |
Home distance in walking hr: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Up to 1 h | 642 (74.2) | 127 (69.4) | 515 (75.5) | 19.8 |
 > 1 h | 223 (25.8) | 56 (30.6) | 167 (24.5) | 25.1 |
Counseling during purchase: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 375 (43.4) | 44 (24) | 331 (48.5) | 11.7 |
 No | 490 (56.6) | 139 (76) | 351 (51.5) | 28.4 |
Summary of knowledge level of respondents: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Very high and High (≥ 80%) | 151 (17.4) | 11 (6.0) | 140 (20.5) | 7.3 |
 Average (60–79%) | 282 (32.6) | 47 (25.7) | 235 (34.5) | 16.7 |
 Low (40–59%) | 255 (29.5) | 75 (41.0) | 180 (26.4) | 29.4 |
 Very low (< 40%) | 177 (20.5) | 50 (27.3) | 127 (18.6) | 28.2 |
Medications stored at home doesn’t need any special attention compared to other household materials. |  |  |  |  |
 Strongly agree | 39 (4.5) | 10 (5.5) | 29 (4.3) | 25.6 |
 Agree | 107 (12.4) | 33 (18.0) | 74 (10.8) | 30.8 |
 I do not know | 57 (6.6) | 12 (6.6) | 45 (6.6) | 21.0 |
 Disagree | 432 (49.9) | 87 (47.5) | 345 (50.6) | 20.1 |
 Strongly disagree | 230 (26.6) | 41 (22.4) | 189 (27.7) | 17.8 |
Stored antimicrobials need a special attention compared to other medications. | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree | 162 (18.7) | 32 (17.5) | 130 (19.1) | 19.8 |
 Agree | 284 (32.8) | 46 (25.1) | 238 (34.9) | 16.2 |
 I do not know | 171 (19.8) | 46 (25.1) | 125 (18.3) | 26.9 |
 Disagree | 200 (23.1) | 52 (28.4) | 148 (21.7) | 26.0 |
 Strongly disagree | 48 (5.5) | 7 (3.8) | 41 (6.0) | 14.6 |
It is being wise to keep antimicrobials at home as a reserve. | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree | 88 (10.2) | 23 (12.6) | 65 (9.5) | 26.1 |
 Agree | 245 (28.3) | 83 (45.3) | 162 (23.8) | 33.9 |
 I do not know | 40 (4.6) | 9 (4.9) | 31 (4.5) | 22.5 |
 Disagree | 357 (41.3) | 49 (26.8) | 308 (45.2) | 13.7 |
 Strongly disagree | 135 (15.6) | 19 (10.4) | 116 (17.0) | 14.1 |
When family member get sick, it is better to use antimicrobials stored at home before going to health care institutions. | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree | 64 (7.4) | 15 (8.2) | 49 (7.2) | 23.4 |
 Agree | 185 (21.4) | 54 (29.5) | 131 (19.2) | 29.2 |
 I do not know | 74 (8.6) | 29 (15.8) | 45 (6.6) | 39.2 |
 Disagree | 387 (44.7) | 64 (35.0) | 323 (47.4) | 16.5 |
 Strongly disagree | 155 (17.9) | 21 (11.5) | 134 (19.6) | 13.5 |
Antimicrobial resistance has nothing to do with storage of antimicrobials elsewhere at home or in the environment. | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree | 86 (9.9) | 9 (4.9) | 77 (11.3) | 10.5 |
 Agree | 120 (13.9) | 23 (12.6) | 97 (14.2) | 19.2 |
 I do not know | 353 (40.8) | 92 (50.3) | 261 (38.3) | 26.1 |
 Disagree | 215 (24.9) | 45 (24.6) | 170 (24.9) | 20.9 |
 Strongly disagree | 91 (10.5) | 14 (7.6) | 77 (11.3) | 15.4 |