Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) on Antibiotic Use and Disposal Ways in Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 4
Association of the level of knowledge towards antibiotic use, disposal ways, and other related issues among the participants (n = 504), 2022.
| | Variables | Categories | Frequency N (%) | Level of knowledge | χ2 ( value) | | Poor | Very poor |
| | Place of residence | Urban | 300 (59.5) | 205 (68.3) | 95 (31.7) | 125.02 (<0.001) | | Rural | 204 (40.5) | 36 (17.6) | 168 (82.4) |
| | Age of the respondent (years) | 18–29 | 141 (28) | 98 (69.5) | 43 (30.5) | 37.42 (<0.001) | | 30–39 | 225 (44.6) | 92 (40.9) | 133 (59.1) | | ≥40 | 138 (8.5) | 51 (37) | 87 (63) |
| | Sex of the respondent | Male | 280 (55.6) | 164 (58.6) | 116 (41.4) | 29.20 (<0.001) | | Female | 224 (44.4) | 77 (34.4) | 147 (65.6) |
| | Educational status of the respondent | No education | 65 (12.9) | 2 (3.1) | 63 (96.9) | 194.58 (<0.001) | | Primary or secondary school completed | 122 (24.2) | 12 (9.8) | 110 (60.2) | | College or university graduate | 317 (62.8) | 227 (71.6) | 90 (28.4) |
| | Marital status of the family head | Married | 377 (74.8) | 163 (43.2) | 214 (56.8) | 12.58 (<0.001) | | Single | 127 (25.2) | 78 (61.4) | 49 (38.6) |
| | Family size | 1–3 | 139 (27.6) | 74 (53.2) | 65 (46.8) | 3.34 (>0.050) | | 4–6 | 155 (30.8) | 66 (42.6) | 189 (57.4) | | ≥7 | 210 (41.7) | 101 (48.1) | 109 (51.9) |
| | Occupation of the family head | Employed | 295 (52.6) | 194 (73.2) | 71 (26.8) | 165.15 (<0.001) | | Self-employed | 135 (26.8) | 44 (32.6) | 91 (67.4) | | Farmer | 104 (20.6) | 3 (2.9) | 101 (97.1) |
| | Family monthly income in ETB | ≥10000 | 90 (17.9) | 55 (61.1) | 35 (38.9) | 70.66 (<0.001) | | 7000–10000 | 171 (33.9) | 114 (66.7) | 57 (33.3) | | 5000–7000 | 65 (12.9) | 28 (43.1) | 37 (56.9) | | 3000–5000 | 98 (19.4) | 28 (28.6) | 70 (71.4) | | 1000–3000 | 80 (15.9) | 16 (20) | 64 (80) |
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