Table 4 Responses to questions related to knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to antibiotics use

Gender

 Male

106 (55.5)

85 (44.5)

0.001

33 (17.3)

158 (82.7)

0,823

55 (28.8)

136 (71.2)

0.011

 Female

150 (41.3)

213 (58.7)

60 (16.5)

303 (83.5)

70 (19.3)

293 (80.7)

Age group

 18–29

61 (44.5)

76 (55.5)

0.233

18 (13.1)

119 (86.9)

0,074

291 (21.2)

108 (78.8)

0.133

 30–44

151 (44.8)

186 (55.2)

55 (16.3)

282 (83.7)

71 (21.1)

266 (78.9)

  ≥ 45

44 (55)

36 (45)

20 (25)

60 (75)

25 (31.2)

55 (68.8)

Education level

 İliterate

3 (60)

2 (40)

0.006

2 (40)

3 (60)

< 0.001

2 (40)

3 (60)

0.953

 Primary school

52 (53.6)

45 (46.4)

31 (32)

66 (68)

22 (22.7)

75 (77.3)

 Secondary school

61 (50.8)

59 (49.2)

24 (20)

96 (80)

27 (22.5)

93 (77.5)

 High school

91 (50.3)

90 (49.7)

24 (13.3)

157 (86.7)

41 (22.7)

140 (77.3)

 University

45 (32.4)

94 (67.6)

12 (8.6)

127 (91.4)

31 (22.3)

108 (77.7)

 Postgraduate

4 (33.3)

8 (66.7)

0 -

12 (100)

2 (16.7)

10 (77.3)

Residency

 Urban

228 (45.6)

272 (54.4)

0.381

77 (15.4)

423 (84.6)

0.014

108 (21.6)

392 (78.4)

0.099

 Rural

28 (51.9)

26 (48.1)

16 (29.6)

38 (70.4)

17 (31.5)

37 (68.5)

Income rate

 Less than income

77 (50.7)

75 (49.3)

0.047

26 (17.1)

126 (82.9)

< 0.001

37 (24.3)

115 (75.7)

0.029

 Income is equivalent to expenses

144 (47.5)

159 (52.5)

50 (16.5)

253 (83.5)

57 (18.8)

246 (81.2)

 More than income

35 (35.4)

64 (64.6)

17 (17.2)

82 (82.8)

31 (31.3)

68 (68.7)

Number of children

 1

119 (43.4)

155 (56.6)

0.425

39 (14.2)

235 (85.8)

0.037

54 (19.7)

220 (80.3)

0.098

 2

113 (48.7)

159 (51,3)

40 (17.2)

192 (82.8)

55 (23.7)

177 (76.3)

  ≥ 3

24 (50)

24 (50)

14 (29.2)

34 (70.8)

16 (33.3)

32 (66.7)

Age of children

  < 1

50 (46.7)

57 (53.3)

0.659

14 (13.1)

93 (86.9)

0.009

25 (23.4)

82 (76.6)

0.961

 1–6

84 (44.4)

105 (55.6)

22 (11.6)

167 (88.4)

41 (21.7)

148 (78.3)

 7–11

68 (50)

68 (50)

28 (20.6)

108 (79.4)

33 (24.3)

103 (75.7)

 12–14

28 (40)

42 (60)

13 (18.6)

57 (81.4)

14 (20)

56 (80)

 15–17

26 (50)

26 (50)

16 (30.8)

36 (69.2)

12 (23.1)

40 (76.9)

The number of antibiotics used in the last 1 year

 0

114 (44.4)

143 (55.6)

0.034

36 (14)

221 (86)

0.356

40 (15.6)

217 (84.4)

< 0.001

 1

75 (41.7)

105 (58.3)

32 (17.8)

148 (82.2)

43 (23.9)

137 (76.1)

 2

43 (63.2)

25 (36.8)

16 (23.5)

52 (76.5)

26 (38.2)

42 (61.8)

 3

12 (44.4)

15 (55.6)

4 (14.8)

23 (85.2)

8 (29.6)

19 (70.4)

  ≥ 4

12 (54.5)

10 (45.5)

5 (22.7)

17 (77.3)

8 (36.4)

14 (63.6)