| Questions |
Correct responses |
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GAR (n=200) |
UWR (n= 200) |
Total (n=400) |
P-value |
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n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
| -Do you think these conditions can be treated with antibiotics? |
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| HIV/AIDS |
129 (64.5) |
167 (83.5) |
296 (74.0) |
<0.001 |
| Gonorrhea |
94 (47.0) |
73 (36.5) |
167 (41.8) |
0.03 |
| Bladder infection or urinary tract infection |
114 (57.0) |
91 (45.5) |
205 (51.3) |
0.02 |
| Cold and flu |
44 (22.0) |
90 (45.0) |
134 (33.5) |
<0.001 |
| Malaria |
100 (50.0) |
117 (58.5) |
217 (54.3) |
0.09 |
| Skin or wound infection |
138 (69.0) |
140 (70.0) |
278 (69.5) |
0.83 |
| Body aches |
103 (51.5) |
108 (54.0) |
211 (52.8) |
0.62 |
| Headaches |
123 (61.5) |
122 (61.0) |
245 (61.3) |
0.92 |
| - Many infections are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment to antibiotics |
123 (61.5) |
152 (76.0) |
275 (68.8) |
0.002 |
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| - If bacteria are resistant to antibiotics, it can be very difficult or impossible to treat the infections they cause |
136 (68.0) |
155 (77.5) |
291 (72.8) |
0.03 |
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| - Antibiotic resistance is an issue that could affect me or my family |
126 (63.0) |
149 (74.5) |
275 (68.8) |
0.01 |
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| - Antibiotic resistance is an issue in other countries but not in Ghana |
140 (70.0) |
145 (72.5) |
285 (71.3) |
0.58 |
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| - Antibiotic resistance is only a problem for people who take antibiotics regularly |
95 (47.5) |
63 (31.5) |
158 (39.5) |
0.001 |
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| - Antibiotic-resistant infections could make medical procedures like surgery, organ transplants and other cancer treatment much more dangerous |
96 (48.0) |
122 (61.0) |
218 (54.5) |
0.009 |
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| - When do you think you should stop taking antibiotics once you have begun treatment? |
131 (65.5) |
92 (46.0) |
223 (55.0) |
<0.001 |
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| - It’s ok to use antibiotics that were given to a friend or family member as long as they were used to treat the same illness |
166 (83.0) |
138 (69.0) |
304 (76.0) |
0.001 |
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| - It’s ok to buy the same antibiotics, or request these from a doctor/nurse, if you’re sick and they helped you get better when you had the same symptoms before |
141 (70.5) |
115 (57.5) |
256 (64.0) |
0.007 |
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