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Table 6 Association of attitudes with demographic characteristics

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

Variable

 

No of respondents

Attitude

χ2

p-value

Positive (%)

Neutral (%)

Negative (%)

Education level

Primary

86

34 (39.5)

41 (47.7)

11 (12.8)

222.7

<0.01

Secondary

128

82 (64.1)

42 (32.8)

4 (3.1)

Vocational

50

32 (64)

8 (16)

10 (20)

College/university

71

63 (88.7)

7 (9.9)

1 (1.4)

No formal education

65

4 (6.1)

11 (16.9)

50 (77)

Marital status

Married

294

145 (49.3)

87 (29.6)

62 (21.1)

20.54

<0.01

Unmarried

89

62 (69.7)

20 (22.5)

7 (7.8)

Divorced

9

4 (44.5)

2 (22.2)

3 (33.3)

Widowed

8

4 (50)

0 (0.0)

4 (50)

Sex

Female

99

50 (50.5)

31 (31.3)

18 (18.2)

1.1

0.58

Male

301

165 (54.8)

78 (25.9)

58 (19.3)

Occupation

Government

139

107 (77)

20 (14.4)

12 (8.6)

116.6

<0.0

Nongovernment

68

31 (45.6)

30 (44.1)

7 (10.3)

Student

45

26 (57.8)

14 (31.1)

5 (11.1)

Private

94

42 (44.7)

34 (36.2)

18 (19.1)

No work

54

9 (16.7)

11 (20.4)

34 (62.9)

Household size

Less than three

144

68 (47.2)

47 (32.6)

29 (20.2)

9.1

0.06

Four to six

198

115 (58)

52 (26.3)

31 (15.7)

Greater than six

58

32 (55.2)

10 (17.2)

16 (27.6)

Animal ownership

One species

176

97 (55.1)

48 (27.3)

31 (17.6)

1.6

0.81

Two species

155

79 (51)

42 (27.1)

34 (21.9)

Three or more species

69

39 (56.5)

19 (27.5)

11 (16)

Ownership of the house

Private

157

86 (54.8)

39 (24.8)

32 (20.4)

8.7

0.37

Rent

148

72 (48.6)

45 (30.4)

31 (21)

Family

70

44 (62.8)

19 (27.2)

7 (10)

Temporary

15

9 (60)

2 (13.3)

4 (26.7)

Other

10

4 (40)

4 (40)

2 (20)

Position in the house

Husband

212

113 (53.3)

54 (25.5)

45 (21.2)

22.95

0.01

Wife

73

33 (45.2)

24 (32.9)

16 (21.9)

Son

68

44 (64.7)

17 (25)

7 (10.3)

Daughter

21

15 (71.4)

6 (28.6)

0 (0.0)

Relatives

7

3 (42.9)

4 (57.1)

0 (0.0)

Other

19

7 (36.8)

4 (21.1)

8 (42.1)