Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) on Antibiotic Use and Disposal Ways in Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 6
Association of the level practices towards antibiotic use, disposal ways, and other related issues among the participants (n = 504), 2022.
| | Variables | Categories | Frequency N (%) | Level of practices | χ2 ( value) | | Moderate | Poor |
| | Place of residence | Urban | 300 (59.5) | 157 (52.3) | 143 (47.7) | 41.75 (<0.001) | | Rural | 204 (40.5) | 48 (23.5) | 156 (76.5) |
| | Age of the respondent (years) | 18–29 | 141 (28) | 86 (61) | 55 (39) | 44.74 (<0.001) | | 30–39 | 225 (44.6) | 89 (39.6) | 136 (60.4) | | ≥40 | 138 (8.5) | 30 (21.7) | 108 (78.3) |
| | Sex of the respondent | Male | 280 (55.6) | 118 (42.1) | 182 (57.9) | 0.58 (>0.05) | | Female | 224 (44.4) | 87 (38.8) | 137 (61.2) |
| | Educational status of the respondent | No education | 65 (12.9) | 2 (3.1) | 63 (96.9) | 124.40 (<0.001) | | Primary or secondary school completed | 122 (24.2) | 15 (12.3) | 107 (87.7) | | College or university graduate | 317 (62.8) | 188 (59.3) | 129 (40.7) |
| | Marital status of the family head | Married | 377 (74.8) | 95 (25.2) | 282 (74.8) | 148.49 (<0.001) | | Single | 127 (25.2) | 110 (86.6) | 17 (13.4) |
| | Family size | 1–3 | 139 (27.6) | 50 (36) | 89 (64) | 4.60 (>0.05) | | 4–6 | 155 (30.8) | 58 (37.4) | 97 (62.6) | | ≥7 | 210 (41.7) | 97 (46.2) | 113 (53.8) |
| | Occupation of the family head | Employed | 265 (52.6) | 155 (58.5) | 110 (41.5) | 91.02 (<0.001) | | Self-employed | 135 (26.8) | 44 (32.6) | 91 (67.4) | | Farmer | 104 (20.6) | 6 (5.8) | 98 (94.2) |
| | Family monthly income in ETB | ≥10000 | 90 (17.9) | 78 (86.7) | 12 (13.3) | 202.22 (<0.001) | | 7000–10000 | 171 (33.9) | 101 (59.1) | 70 (40.9) | | 5000–7000 | 65 (12.9) | 17 (26.2) | 48 (73.8) | | 3000–5000 | 98 (19.4) | 6 (6.1) | 92 (93.9) | | 1000–3000 | 80 (15.9) | 3 (3.8) | 77 (96.2) |
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