Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) on Antibiotic Use and Disposal Ways in Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 5
Association of the level of attitude towards antibiotic use, disposal methods, and other related issues among the participants (n = 504), 2022.
| | Variables | Categories | Frequency N (%) | Level of attitude | χ2 ( value) | | Fair | Negative |
| | Place of residence | Urban | 300 (59.5) | 91 (30.3) | 209 (69.7) | 29.80 (<0.001) | | Rural | 204 (40.5) | 20 (9.8) | 184 (90.2) |
| | Age of the respondent (years) | 18–29 | 141 (28) | 63 (44.7) | 78 (55.3) | 74.34 (<0.001) | | 30–39 | 225 (44.6) | 45 (20) | 180 (80) | | ≥40 | 138 (8.5) | 3 (2.2) | 135 (97.8) |
| | Sex of the respondent | Male | 280 (55.6) | 55 (19.6) | 225 (80.4) | 2.08 (>0.05) | | Female | 224 (44.4) | 56 (25) | 168 (75) |
| | Educational status of the respondent | No education | 65 (12.9) | 0 | 65 (100) | 68.72 (<0.001) | | Primary or secondary school completed | 122 (24.2) | 4 (3.3) | 118 (96.7) | | College or university graduate | 317 (62.8) | 107 (33.8) | 210 (66.2) |
| | Marital status of the family head | Married | 377 (74.8) | 29 (7.7) | 348 (92.3) | 178.93 (<0.001) | | Single | 127 (25.2) | 82 (64.6) | 145 (35.4) |
| | Family size | 1–3 | 139 (27.6) | 9 (6.5) | 130 (93.5) | 36.92 (<0.001) | | 4–6 | 155 (30.8) | 31 (20) | 124 (80) | | ≥7 | 210 (41.7) | 71 (33.8) | 139 (66.2) |
| | Occupation of the family head | Employed | 265 (52.6) | 76 (28.7) | 189 (71.3) | 138.38 (<0.001) | | Self-employed | 135 (26.8) | 35 (25.9) | 100 (74.1) | | Farmer | 104 (20.6) | 0 | 104 (100) |
| | Family monthly income in ETB | ≥10000 | 90 (17.9) | 57 (63.3) | 33 (36.7) | 142.80 (<0.001) | | 7000–10000 | 171 (33.9) | 48 (26.9) | 125 (73.1) | | 5000–7000 | 65 (12.9) | 5 (7.7) | 60 (92.3) | | 3000–5000 | 98 (19.4) | 0 | 98 (100) | | 1000–3000 | 80 (15.9) | 3 (3.8) | 77 (96.2) |
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