Table 5 Comparison of antibiotics use between one-on-one and group after education (N = 60)
Variable | One-on-one mean M ± SD | Group mean M ± SD | P value | Confidence Interval | t-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I ask my doctor or pharmacist to prescribe antibiotics for my child even if they do not want to | 4.73 ± 0.4498 | 4.46 ± 1.042 | 0.2339 | − 0.1820–0.7153 | 1.216 |
Antibiotics in powder form can be mixed with hot or warm water before use | 4.65 ± 0.8567 | 4.43 ± 0.9353 | 0.6102 | − 0.3075–0.5144 | 0.5156 |
It can be confusing sometimes to know the quantity of water to mix powder antibiotics with | 4.7 ± 0.615 | 4.26 ± 1.112 | 0.0677 | − 0.0336–0.9003 | 1.898 |
Measuring the quantity of antibiotic to give a child from powder antibiotic that has been mix can be difficult | 4.66 ± 0.7102 | 4.43 ± 0.9353 | 0.2566 | − 0.1790–0.6457 | 1.157 |
Powder antibiotics that has been mixed with water can be stored anywhere | 4.76 ± 0.4302 | 4.6 ± 0.7240 | 0.1694 | − 0.0752–0.4085 | 1.409 |
Powder antibiotics that has been mixed with water can be reused after some time either for the same child or another child | 4.86 ± 0.357 | 4.73 ± 0.4498 | 0.1033 | − 0.02878–0.2954 | 1.682 |
An antibiotic that was previously prescribed before for a child can be bought again without doctor’s consultation for the same child or another child with similar symptom | 4.83 ± 0.3790 | 4.3 ± 1.119 | 0.0209 | 0.0868–0.9798 | 2.443 |
Antibiotics can be given at any time outside the recommended dosing time | 4.83 ± 0.3790 | 4.7 ± 0.6513 | 0.3256 | − 0.1394–0.4060 | 1.000 |
37.9 ± 3.044 | 35.93 ± 4.608 | 0.0399 | 0.0972–3.836 | 2.151 |