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Table 2 Knowledge of healthcare providers (20 males and 34 females): those who answered “yes” to each question

From: Antibiotic prescription for under-fives with common cold or upper respiratory tract infection in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR

Question

Male

Female

Total

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Have ever seen main STG

18 (90.0)

28 (82.4)

46 (85.2)

Have ever seen STG for children

19 (95.0)

34 (100.0)

53 (98.1)

Using main STG in prescribing medicines

15 (75.0)

27 (79.4)

42 (77.8)

Using STG for children in prescribing medicines

20 (100.0)

32 (94.1)

52 (96.3)

Have ever heard about DTC

17 (85.0)

30 (88.2)

47 (87.0)

Member of the DTC

4 (20.0)

8 (23.5)

12 (22.2)

Have ever been contributed to DTC performance

10 (50.0)

23 (67.6)

33 (61.1)

Have ever seen EDL

13 (65.0)

26 (76.5)

39 (72.2)

Have ever heard about ADR

18 (90.0)

32 (94.1)

50 (92.6)

Have contribute to ADR reporting

3 (15.0)

11 (32.4)

14 (25.9)

Have ever heard about AAW

10 (50.0)

14 (41.2)

24 (44.4)

Have been joined AAW activity

4 (20.0)

6 (17.6)

10 (18.5)

Have ever heard about antimicrobial resistant

18 (90.0)

31 (91.2)

49 (90.7)

Have ever been trained on medical practice

18 (90.0)

28 (82.4)

46 (85.2)

Have ever been trained RUD*

13 (65.0)

12 (35.3)

25 (46.3)

  1. STG standard treatment guideline, DTC drug and therapeutics committee, EDL essential drug list, ADR adverse drug reaction, AAW Antibiotic Awareness Week, RUD rational use of drugs,
  2. *p < 0.05 between males and females