Table 2 Percentage of respondents giving correct responses to knowledge statements, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, October to November 2015
Statements | Correct response | Incorrect response | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | Number | % | |
Widespread or over use of antibiotics promotes antimicrobial resistance | 202 | 92.7 | 16 | 7.3 |
Inappropriate empiric choices promote antimicrobial resistance | 206 | 94.5 | 12 | 5.5 |
Inappropriate duration of antibiotics course promotes antimicrobial resistance | 202 | 92.7 | 16 | 7.3 |
Use of broad spectrum antibiotics promotes antimicrobial resistance | 136 | 62.4 | 82 | 37.6 |
Poor access to local antibiogram data promotes antimicrobial resistance | 168 | 77.1 | 50 | 22.9 |
Microbe mutations cause antimicrobial resistance | 195 | 89.4 | 23 | 10.6 |
Promotion by pharmaceutical representatives to antibiotics promotes antimicrobial resistance | 127 | 58.3 | 91 | 41.7 |
Patient demands and expectations promote antimicrobial resistance | 157 | 72 | 61 | 28 |
Prescribers’ poor awareness promotes antimicrobial resistance | 196 | 89.9 | 22 | 10.1 |
Self-prescription by patients promotes antimicrobial resistance | 207 | 95 | 11 | 5 |
Poor hand-washing in healthcare settings spread antimicrobial resistance | 157 | 72 | 61 | 28 |
Poor infection control in hospitals spread antimicrobial resistance | 202 | 92.7 | 16 | 7.3 |
Patient poor adherence promotes antimicrobial resistance | 210 | 96.3 | 8 | 3.7 |
Sub-standard quality of antibiotics promotes antimicrobial resistance | 195 | 89.4 | 23 | 10.6 |