Table 4 Comparison of knowledge of antibiotics and infection prevention between one-on-one and group after education (N = 60)
Variable | One-on-One M ± SD | Group Mean M ± SD | P value | Confidence interval | t-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Only Bacteria cause cold, fever, sore throat and catarrh, and infection in children | 4.66 ± 0.8023 | 4 ± 1.390 | 0.0043 | 0.0211–1.312 | 2.112 |
Antibiotics can treat all kind of diarrhea and dysentery | 4.73 ± 0.5208 | 4 ± 1.438 | 0.0124 | 0.1706–1.296 | 2.665 |
Antibiotics can treat malaria infection | 4.6 ± 0.8137 | 3.86 ± 1.408 | 0.0267 | 0.0908–1.376 | 2.334 |
Antibiotics can be stopped when symptoms of infection disappear even before the required number of days | 4.66 ± 0.4795 | 4.3 ± 1.208 | 0.1331 | − 0.1185–0.8519 | 1.546 |
Antibiotics do not have side effects that are serious | 4.6 ± 0.724 | 3.8 ± 1.375 | 0.0137 | 0.1767–1.423 | 2.625 |
Complete Immunization of children prevents them from frequent infection | 4.8 ± 0.4068 | 4.6 ± 0.8137 | 0.2266 | − 0.1311–0.5311 | 1.235 |
Good hand hygiene among children prevents them from frequent infection | 4.76 ± 0.4302 | 4.66 ± 0.4795 | 0.3746 | − 0.1268–0.3268 | 0.3866 |
Practice of food hygiene prevents them from frequent infection | 4.6 ± 0.8137 | 4.66 ± 0.4795 | 0.7019 | − 0.4193–0.2860 | 0.3866 |
Clean home and good waste disposal prevent children from frequent infection | 4.7 ± 0.4661 | 4.7 ± 0.4661 | > 0.999 | − 0.2193–0.2193 | 0.000 |
Good respiratory hygiene prevents children from frequent infection | 4.5 ± 0.8172 | 4.7 ± 0.4661 | 0.4421 | − 0.4832–0.2166 | 0.7793 |
46.7 ± 4.027 | 43.3 ± 6.249 | 0.0219 | 0.5284–6.272 | 2.421 |