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Table 2 Caregivers' Antibiotic Knowledge Score (AKS) and associated factors

From: Caregivers' practices, knowledge and beliefs of antibiotics in paediatric upper respiratorytract infections in Trinidad and Tobago: a cross-sectional study

Factors

AKS <12(n = 168) (%)

AKS ≥ 12(n = 249) (%)

p VALUE

Gender

   

Males

51 (30)

51 (30)

0.96

Females

117 (70)

117 (70)

 

Residence

   

Rural

75 (46)

101 (41)

0.29

Urban

88 (54)

147 (59)

 

Health Insurance

   

Has insurance

35 (22)

79 (33)

0.02*

Does not have

122 (78)

159 (67)

 

Age Groups

   

18–30 yrs

55 (34)

57 (23)

0.07

31–40 yrs

60 (37)

105 (43)

 

>41 yrs

47 (29)

82 (34)

 

Ethnicity

   

African

57 (35)

85 (35)

0.70

Asian

67 (41)

91(37)

 

Others

41 (24)

69 (28)

 

Education

   

Primary

53 (37)

43 (17)

0.002*

High School

87 (52)

141 (57)

 

Tertiary Education

28 (18)

62 (26)

 

Employment

   

Employed

69 (43)

130 (54)

0.09

Self Employed

28 (18)

40 (17)

 

Housewife/retired/unemployed

62 (39)

71 (29)

 

Recent and past antibiotic use

   

Used in the last 12 months

45 (27)

98 (40)

0.008*

Not used in the last 12 months

118 (70)

150 (60)

 

Used in the last 30 days

50 (30)

99 (40)

0.037*

Not used in the last 30 days

122 (73)

150 (60)

 
  1. Significant at (p < 0.05)