Research Article
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%) |
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