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Table 1 Description of the sample (n = 400)

From: Antibiotics stewardship in Ghana: a cross-sectional study of public knowledge, attitudes, and practices among communities

Independent variables

Total

Dependent variables

n (%)

Knowledge

Mean (SD)

Attitudes Mean (SD)

Practices

n (%)

Region

 Greater Accra

200 (50.00)

11.23 (3.46)

4.44 (0.38)

133 (66.50)

 Upper West

200 (50.00)

11.67 (3.64)

4.34 (0.52)

128 (64.00)

Gender

 Male

213 (53.25)

11.02 (3.70)

4.37 (0.46)

129 (60.56)

 Female

187 (46.75)

11.93 (3.32)

4.41 (0.46)

132 (70.59)

Age

 18–24

129 (32.25)

10.24 (3.40)

4.43 (0.39)

75 (58.14)

 25–34

134 (33.50)

11.54 (3.83)

4.40 (0.45)

86 (64.18)

 35–44

67 (16.75)

12.42 (2.95)

4.44 (0.45)

51 (76.12)

 45–54

38 (9.50)

12.68 (2.99)

4.31 (0.56)

29 (76.32)

 55–64

25 (6.25)

12.72 (3.02)

4.23 (0.42)

17 (68.00)

 65+

7 (1.75)

11.29 (4.72)

3.98 (0.95)

3 (42.86)

Education

 Primary school or lower

52 (13.00)

11.77 (3.36)

4.16 (0.63)

38 (73.08)

 Junior high school

22 (5.50)

12.95 (3.02)

4.37 (0.39)

13 (59.09)

 Senior high/vocational school

107 (26.75)

11.78 (3.51)

4.33 (0.45)

72 (67.29)

 Tertiary (university degree or currently enrolled)

219 (54.75)

11.06 (3.78)

4.47 (0.40)

138 (63.01)