Table 3 Multivariate analysis of predictors of Knowledge related to antibiotic resistance.
From: Use of antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance in Nepal: a nationwide survey
Variables | Regression coefficient | p-value | Odds ratio | 95% CI for odds ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | ||||
Gender | |||||
Male | Ref | 1 | |||
Female | –0.401 | 0.186 | 0.670 | 0.370 | 1.213 |
Age category (years) | 0.057 | ||||
< or 20 | Ref | 1 | |||
21–40 | –0.496 | 0.126 | 0.609 | 0.323 | 1.150 |
41–60 | –0.324 | 0.399 | 0.723 | 0.341 | 1.535 |
> 60 | –1.441 | 0.012 | 0.237 | 0.077 | 0.730 |
Education level | 0.000 | ||||
Illiterate | Ref | 1 | |||
Literate only | –1.947 | 0.004 | 0.143 | 0.038 | 0.533 |
Primary education (1–7 grade) | –1.171 | 0.022 | 0.310 | 0.114 | 0.846 |
Secondary education (8–10 grade) | –0.736 | 0.036 | 0.479 | 0.240 | 0.953 |
Higher secondary (11–12 grade) | –0.296 | 0.421 | 0.744 | 0.362 | 1.529 |
Bachelor and above | 1.017 | 0.019 | 2.766 | 1.180 | 6.484 |
Person buying the drug in the family | |||||
Self | Ref | 1 | |||
Other | 0.234 | 0.449 | 1.263 | 0.690 | 2.312 |
Knowledge of antibiotic | |||||
No | Ref | 1 | |||
Yes | 0.082 | 0.758 | 1.085 | 0.645 | 1.827 |
