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Table 7 Association of practice with demographic characteristics

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

Variable

 

No of respondents

Practice

χ2

p-value

Good (%)

Fair (%)

Poor (%)

Education level

Primary

86

38 (44.2)

45 (52.3)

3 (3.5)

178.6

<0.01

Secondary

128

69 (53.9)

58 (45.3)

1 (0.8)

Vocational

50

34 (68)

12 (24)

4 (8)

College/university

71

51 (71.8)

19 (26.8)

1 (1.4)

No formal education

65

7 (10.8)

22 (33.8)

36 (55.4)

Marital status

Married

294

145 (49.3)

112 (38.1)

37 (12.6)

5.29

0.51

Unmarried

89

46 (51.7)

38 (42.7)

5 (5.6)

Divorced

9

4 (44.5)

4 (44.5)

1 (11)

Widowed

8

4 (50)

2 (25)

2 (25)

Sex

Female

99

48 (48.5)

41 (41.4)

10 (10.1)

0.39

0.82

Male

301

151 (50.2)

115 (38.2)

35 (11.6)

Occupation

Government

139

102 (73.4)

33 (23.7)

4 (2.9)

111.5

<0.01

Nongovernment

68

33 (48.5)

31 (45.6)

4 (5.9)

Student

45

18 (40)

25 (55.6)

2 (4.4)

Private

94

39 (41.5)

44 (46.8)

11 (11.7)

No work

54

7 (13)

23 (42.6)

24 (44.4)

Household size

Less than three

144

70 (48.6)

56 (38.9)

18 (12.5)

1.3

0.86

Four to six

198

102 (51.5)

77 (38.9)

19 (9.6)

Greater than six

58

27 (46.6)

23 (39.7)

8 (13.7)

Animal ownership

One species

176

88 (50)

67 (38.1)

21 (11.9)

2.12

0.71

Two species

155

80 (51.6)

57 (36.8)

18 (11.6)

Three or more species

69

31 (44.9)

32 (46.4)

6 (8.7)

Ownership of the house

Private

157

73 (46.5)

66 (42)

18 (11.5)

13.3

0.10

Rent

148

77 (52)

49 (33.1)

22 (14.9)

Family

70

33 (47.2)

35 (50)

2 (2.8)

Temporary

15

10 (66.7)

3 (20)

2 (13.3)

Other

10

6 (60)

3 (30)

1 (10)

Position in the house

Husband

212

106 (50)

75 (35.4)

31 (14.6)

10.5

0.40

Wife

73

35 (50)

29 (39.7)

9 (12.3)

Son

68

33 (48.5)

32 (47.1)

3 (4.4)

Daughter

21

11 (52.4)

9 (42.9)

1 (4.7)

Relatives

7

5 (71.4)

2 (28.6)

0 (0.0)

Other

19

9 (47.4)

9 (47.4)

1 (5.2)