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| Question | Disagree | Neutral | Agree |
| SDa | Db | | Ac | SAd |
| n (%) |
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| Knowledge about antibiotics and antibiotic use |
| Inappropriate use of antibiotics can lead to ineffective treatment | 5 (3.3) | 3 (2) | 4 (2.6) | 28 (18.4) | 112 (73.7) |
| Antibiotics can be used to alleviate pain | 44 (28.9) | 66 (43.4) | 22 (14.5) | 12 (7.9) | 8 (5.3) |
| Patients can stop taking antibiotics upon symptoms’ improvement | 96 (63.2) | 35 (23) | 8 (5.3) | 10 (6.6) | 3 (2) |
| It is considered a good practice to keep leftover antibiotics for similar use in the future | 67 (44.1) | 34 (22.4) | 31 (20.4) | 12 (7.9) | 8 (5.3) |
| Upper respiratory infections (URI) should always be treated with antibiotics | 10 (6.6) | 16 (10.5) | 56 (36.8) | 57 (37.5) | 13 (8.6) |
| Antibiotics can kill normal flora in the body, thereby causing secondary infections | 4 (2.6) | 7 (4.6) | 51 (33.6) | 46 (30.3) | 44 (28.9) |
| Antibiotics can cause allergic reactions | 3 (2) | 8 (5.3) | 15 (9.9) | 50 (32.9) | 76 (50) |
| Amoxicillin is an antibiotic | 9 (5.9) | 5 (3.3) | 3 (2) | 5 (3.3) | 130 (85.5) |
| Panadol and aspirin are antibiotics | 125 (82.2) | 8 (5.3) | 10 (6.6) | 6 (3.9) | 3 (2) |
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| Knowledge about antibiotic resistance | | | | | |
| Prescribing broad-spectrum antibiotics is always better even if there are narrower spectrum antibiotics that are effective | 52 (34.2) | 25 (16.4) | 11 (7.2) | 24 (15.8) | 40 (26.3) |
| The mechanism of resistance to beta-lactams in Klbesiella pneumoniae is mainly enzymatic | 6 (3.9) | 8 (5.3) | 30 (19.7) | 53 (34.9) | 55 (36.2) |
| The mechanism of resistance to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis is alteration of binding sites | 9 (5.9) | 14 (9.2) | 64 (42.1) | 50 (32.9) | 15 (9.9) |
| Wrong choice of antibiotics may lead a pathogen to lose its sensitivity towards a specific antibiotic | 4 (2.6) | 31 (20.4) | 19 (12.5) | 28 (18.4) | 70 (46.1) |
| Forgetting one or two doses of an antibiotic does not contribute to antibiotic resistance | 47 (30.9) | 58 (38.2) | 20 (13.2) | 20 (13.2) | 7 (4.6) |
| Resistant bacterial strains could not be spread in healthcare facilities | 34 (22.4) | 26 (17.1) | 39 (25.7) | 40 (26.3) | 13 (8.6) |
| Knowledge about the legality of antibiotic dispensing | | | | | |
| I am not familiar with the legislations concerning dispensing antibiotics (with or without a prescription) in the west bank | 68 (44.7) | 31 (20.4) | 25 (16.4) | 17 (11.2) | 11 (7.2) |
| In the west bank, antibiotics are categorized under prescription drugs | 10 (6.6) | 19 (12.5) | 11 (7.2) | 37 (24.3) | 75 (49.3) |
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| Self-perception of knowledge level | | | | | |
| My knowledge regarding the pharmacological aspects of antibiotic therapy is appropriate | 4 (2.6) | 11 (7.2) | 28 (18.4) | 55 (36.2) | 54 (35.5) |
| My knowledge regarding bacterial resistance is appropriate | 2 (1.3) | 22 (14.5) | 47 (30.9) | 54 (35.5) | 27 (17.8) |
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