| Statement (Appropriate response) |
Current study Iraq (%) N=500 |
Awad et al [16] Kuwait (%) N=680 |
Huang et al [21] China (%) N=852 |
Lim et al [18] Malaysia (%) N= 401 |
Chinnasami et al [22] India (%) N= 491 |
Andre´ et al [20] Sweden (%) N= 747 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. There is misuse/abuse of antibiotics in country (Agree) | 85.4 | --- | 80.5 | --- | --- | --- |
| 2. It is good to be able to buy antibiotics from pharmacy without a prescription (Disagree) | 54.4 | 66.6 | --- | --- | 69.2 | 89.1 |
| 3. There is need to establish public campaign on rational use of antibiotics (Agree) |
83.8 | --- | 74.1 | --- | --- | --- |
| 4. It is good to keep leftover antibiotics in home for future need (Disagree) |
37.2 | 55.7 | --- | 83.0 | 64.1 | 92.4 |
| 5. It is appropriate to take antibiotics for cough /colds without consulting doctor (Disagree) |
42.2 | 42.9 | --- | 38.2 | 13.0 | --- |
| 6. It is appropriate to use antibiotics for fever without consulting doctor (Disagree) |
49.4 | --- | --- | --- | 20.3 | --- |