Table 6 Farmers’ knowledge on safe use of antibiotics (% responses) (n = 319)
Statement | Agree | Disagree | Don’t know |
|---|---|---|---|
1. People should use antibiotics on their livestock only when they are prescribed by a vet doctor | 85 | 13 | 3 |
2. People should not keep antibiotics and use them later for other livestock diseases | 61 | 34 | 5 |
3. It’s okay to buy the same antibiotics, that you used to treat your animal when they had the same symptoms before | 57 | 36 | 7 |
4. I am not at risk of getting an antibiotic resistant infection, as long as I take my antibiotics correctly | 77 | 12 | 10 |
5. One needs to wait for some days before consuming or selling milk or animal products after administering antibiotics to animals | 89 | 7 | 4 |
6. One needs to complete the prescribed antibiotic dosage even after the animal gets well | 85 | 12 | 3 |
7. One can double the prescribed antibiotic dosage to increase recovery rate | 14 | 84 | 2 |
8. One can reduce the prescribed antibiotic dosage for one animal to administer to more animals | 9 | 88 | 3 |