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Table 2 General public and parents with children =  < six years old knowledge about the effectiveness of antibiotics on diseases (% who gave the correct answer)

From: Perceptions and attitudes about antibiotic resistance in the general public and general practitioners in France

 

All

Parents of children =  < 6 years old

General public (with no child =  < 6 years old)

Sample size

n = 1204

n = 332

n = 872

Gastroenteritis (not effective)

50%

61%**

49%

Ear infection (in some cases)

49%

53%

48%

Bacterial sore throat (effective)

46%

57%**

45%

Influenza (not effective)

43%

46%

43%

Sinusitis (in some cases)

40%

37%

40%

Pneumonia (in some cases)

39%

40%

39%

Viral sore throat (not effective)

38%

39%

38%

Urinary tract infection (effective)

36%

42%*

35%

Common cold (not effective)

36%

34%

36%

Bronchiolitis (not effective)

21%

25%

21%

Acute bronchitis (not effective)

15%

21%*

15%

  1. Bold values indicates that significantly better knowledge among parents than the general public
  2. *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01