Antibiotic Use among Patients Visiting Primary Hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 5
Mean knowledge score differences among the respondents regarding antibiotics use illustrated with the independent-samples T test and One-Way ANOVA analysis table.
Variables
Category
Overall score of knowledge of antibiotic use
Mean (±SD)
T/F
value
Sex
Male
3.6 (1.6)
−0.74
0.460
Female
3.8 (1.8)
Residence
Urban
3.8 (1.6)
0.867
0.386
Rural
3.6 (1.8)
Educational status
Unable to read and write
3.3 (1.7)
2.3
0.043
Read and write only
3.9 (1.7)
Primary education
3.8 (1.6)
Secondary education
3.96 (2.1)
Diploma
3.95 (1.5)
Degree and above
3.7 (1.2)
Occupation types
Farmer
3.5 (1.6)
3.3
0.011
Merchant
3.3 (1.6)
Employee
3.8 (1.5)
Studenta
4.3 (1.8)
House wife
3.5 (1.9)
Marital status
Single
3.9 (1.7)
2.4
0.096
Married
3.5 (1.7)
Ever married
3.85 (1.5)
Belief of antibiotic use
Strong belief
3.8 (1.8)
0.6
0.572
Moderate belief
3.7 (1.7)
Weak belief
3.4 (1.6)
T-Independent-samples the T-test was used for variables with two categories; F-One-Way ANOVA was used for variables with three or more categories; a-students (individuals who were attending school at primary, secondary, and higher institutions); bold values denote significant differences ().
