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Table 5 Association of knowledge with socio-demographic characteristics

From: Knowledge, attitude and practices of residents toward antimicrobial usage and resistance in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Variable

 

No of respondents

Knowledge

χ2

p-value

High (%)

Moderate (%)

Low (%)

Education level

Primary

86

7 (8.2)

74 (86)

5 (5.8)

437.8

<0.01

Secondary

128

44 (34.4)

82 (64)

2 (1.6)

Vocational

50

20 (40)

27 (54)

3 (6)

College/university

71

69 (97.2)

1 (1.4)

1 (1.4)

No formal education

65

0 (0.0)

7 (10.8)

58 (89.2)

Marital status

Married

294

90 (30.6)

142 (48.3)

62 (21.1)

22.49

<0.01

Unmarried

89

44 (49.4)

42 (47.2)

3 (3.4)

Divorced

9

3 (33.3)

5 (55.6)

1 (11.1)

Widowed

8

3 (37.5)

2 (25)

3 (37.5)

Sex

Female

99

31 (31.3)

51 (51.5)

17 (17.2)

0.9

0.64

Male

301

109 (36.2)

140 (46.5)

52 (17.3)

Occupation

Government

139

92 (66.2)

43 (31)

4 (2.8)

189.3

<0.01

Nongovernment

68

14 (20.6)

46 (67.6)

8 (11.8)

Student

45

12 (26.7)

32 (71.1)

1 (2.2)

Private

94

21 (22.3)

53 (56.4)

20 (21.3)

No work

54

1 (1.9)

17 (31.5)

36 (66.6)

Household size

Less than three

144

48 (33.3)

71 (49.3)

25 (17.4)

1.75

0.78

Four to six

198

72 (36.4)

95 (48)

31 (15.6)

Greater than six

58

20 (34.5)

25 (43.1)

13 (22.4)

Animal ownership

One species

176

57 (32.4)

90 (51.1)

29 (16.5)

1.89

0.76

Two species

155

58 (37.4)

71 (45.8)

26 (16.8)

Three or more species

69

25 (36.2)

30 (43.5)

14 (20.3)

Ownership of the house

Private

157

57 (36.3)

69 (44)

31 (19.7)

19.08

0.01

Rent

148

44 (29.7)

75 (50.7)

29 (19.6)

Family

70

32 (45.7)

36 (51.4)

2 (2.9)

Temporary

15

6 (40)

6 (40)

3 (20)

Other

10

1 (10)

5 (50)

4 (40)

Position in the house

Husband

212

69 (32.5)

93 (43.9)

50 (23.6)

28.44

<0.01

Wife

73

41 (56.2)

19 (26)

13 (17.8)

Son

68

33 (48.5)

33 (48.5)

2 (3)

Daughter

21

11 (52.4)

9 (42.9)

1 (4.7)

Relatives

7

4 (57.1)

3 (42.9)

0 (0.0)

Other

19

4 (21)

12 (63.2)

3 (15.8)