Comparison of General Use of Antibiotics between Medical and Nonmedical University Students of Lahore

Table 3

Variables included in the study.

Variables	Categories	Frequencies
		Medical	Nonmedical
Do they know about antibiotics?	Yes	362 (52.9%)	289 (42.25%)
	No	2 (0.29%)	31 (4.5%)
Antibiotics they have already heard	Augmentin	302 (44.1%)	218 (31.7%)
	Novidat	210 (30.7%)	130 (18.9%)
	Amoxil	254 (37.1%)	174 (25.3%)
	Flagyl	272 (39.7%)	233 (33.9%)
	None	8 (1.1%)	24 (14.5%)
Do they take antibiotics without a prescription?	Yes	119 (17.4%)	111 (16.2%)
	No	165 (24.1%)	125 (18.3%)
	Maybe	76 (11.1%)	80 (11.7%)
	Always	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)
Do they know about the course of antibiotics?	Yes	278 (40.6%)	132 (19.3%)
	No	86 (12.6%)	188 (27.5%)
How do they respond to disease?	Let it recover naturally	170 (24.8%)	106 (15.4%)
	Visited the doctor for recovery	145 (21.15%)	145 (21.15%)
	Buy from the pharmacy	96 (14%)	107 (15.6%)
	Use randomly suggested medicines	18 (2.6%)	27 (4.0%)
What do they do to leftover antibiotics?	Saved for personal future use	222 (32.5%)	204 (29.6%)
	Give to someone else	16 (2.3%)	41 (6%)
	Taken back to the pharmacy	62 (9.1%)	41 (5.9%)
	Throw away	96 (14%)	74 (14.8%)
Do they complete a course of antibiotics?	Continue your therapy for further three days	261 (38.2%)	185 (37%)
	Quit the therapy because you are fine	103 (15.1%)	135 (19.7%)
Can bacteria develop resistance?	Yes	335 (49%)	119 (27.9%)
	No	6 (0.8%)	17 (2.6%)
	Maybe	23 (3.4%)	112 (16.3%)
Can antibiotics work after bacteria develop resistance?	Yes	73 (10.7%)	110 (16.1%)
	No	291 (42.5%)	210 (30.7%)
What is the reason for resistance according to them?	Excessive use	237 (34.6%)	173 (25.3%)
	Not completing the course on antibiotic	202 (29.5%)	115 (16.5%)
	It is not linked to the way we use antibiotics	33 (4.65%)	33 (4.65%)
	Any other	28 (4.1%)	56 (8.2%)