Table 2 Comparison of knowledge of antibiotics and infection prevention before and after education (N = 60)
Variable | Mean before M ± SD | Mean after M ± SD | P value | Confidence interval | t-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Only Bacteria cause cold, fever, sore throat and catarrh, in infection in children | 2.4 ± 1.196 | 4.3 ± 1.174 | < 0.0001 | − 2.328–(− )1.539 | 8.754 |
Antibiotics can treat all kind of diarrhea and dysentery | 2.58 ± 1.094 | 4.36 ± 1.134 | < 0.0001 | − 2.164–(− )1.403 | 9.372 |
Antibiotics can treat malaria infection | 2.41 ± 1.164 | 4.23 ± 1.198 | < 0.0001 | − 2.251–(− )1.382 | 8.365 |
Antibiotics can be stopped when symptoms of infection disappear even before the required number of days | 3.8 ± 1.282 | 4.48 ± 0.9296 | 0.0005 | − 0.9533–(− )0.2801 | 3.666 |
Antibiotics do not have side effects that are serious | 3.21 ± 1.263 | 4.2 ± 1.162 | < 0.0001 | − 1.334–(− )0.6322 | 5.604 |
Complete Immunization of children prevents them from frequent infection | 4.1 ± 0.9690 | 4.7 ± 0.6457 | < 0.0001 | − 0.8434–(− )0.3566 | 4.932 |
Good hand hygiene among children prevents them from frequent infection | 4.26 ± 0.8610 | 4.72 ± 0.4544 | 0.0002 | − 0.6802–(− )0.2198 | 3.912 |
Practice of food hygiene prevents them from frequent infection | 4.25 ± 0.9677 | 4.63 ± 0.6630 | 0.0158 | − 0.6919–(− )0.7477 | 2.486 |
Clean home and good waste disposal prevent children from frequent infection | 4.31 ± 0.8129 | 4.7 ± 0.4621 | 0.0017 | − 0.6168–(− 00.1499 | 3.286 |
Good respiratory hygiene prevents children from frequent infection | 4.28 ± 0.7152 | 4.63 ± 0.6630 | 0.0071 | − 0.6009–(− )0.9912 | 2.791 |
35.7 ± 5.616 | 45 ± 5.487 | < 0.0001 | − 11.010–(− 00.7590 | 10.880 |