Paramedical staffs knowledge and attitudes towards antimicrobial resistance in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Table 7 Association of socio-demographic characteristics with attitude statements towards importance of antimicrobial resistance problem and causes of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, October to November 2015

	Response categories					p value
	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Do not know	Sex	Age group	Facility	Location	Ownership	Experience	Training	Up to date information
Attitude statements towards the importance of antimicrobial resistance problem
Antimicrobial resistance is a worldwide problem.	89 (40.8)	109 (50)	15 (6.9)	3 (1.4)	2 (0.9)	0.034*	0.412*	0.612*	0.020*	0.930*	0.001*	0.707*	0.357*
Antimicrobial resistance is a problem in Ethiopia.	117 (53.7)	92 (42.2)	3 (1.4)	4 (1.8)	2 (0.9)	0.000*	1.000*	0.030*	0.005*	0.002*	0.503*	0.928*	0.093*
Antimicrobial resistance is a problem in your institution.	44 (20.2)	103 (47.2)	33 (15.1)	1 (0.5)	37 (17)	0.020*	0.036*	0.888*	0.665*	0.093*	0.058*	0.000*	0.039*
Attitude statements towards causes of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions
Unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions are by patient push	35 (16.1)	81 (37.2)	54 (24.8)	42 (19.3)	6 (2.8)	0.000*	0.001*	0.516*	0.004*	0.040*	–	0.001*	0.555*
Unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions are due to treatment failure	43 (19.7)	98 (45)	60 (27.5)	13 (6)	4 (1.8)	0.626*	0.054*	0.858*	0.003*	0.037*	0.391*	0.053*	0.126
Unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions are for critically ill or immune-compromised patient	47 (21.6)	57 (26.1)	94 (43.1)	16 (7.3)	4 (1.8)	0.016*	0.464*	0.399*	0.844*	0.005*	0.732*	0.197*	0.058*
Unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions are for profit of hospitals/health centers	23 (10.6)	58 (26.6)	64 (29.4)	66 (30.3)	7 (3.2)	0.999*	0.077*	0.973*	0.590*	0.649*	0.537*	0.053*	0.002*

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