This statistic displays the level of knowledge of respondents regarding antibiotics in Belgium, in 2018. Antibiotics are medications that can kill or hinder the growth of bacteria which cause infections in people and animals. Antibiotics are not used to treat viruses. In 2018, 46 percent of respondents incorrectly answered when asked if antibiotics could be used to kill viruses. 85 percent of respondents correctly answered when asked if unnecessary use of antibiotics could make them ineffective, while 81 percent correctly answered when asked if antibiotics were effective against cold and flu.
Share of respondent's knowledge of antibiotics in Belgium in 2018
Characteristic
Correct answer
Incorrect answer
Don't know
Antibiotics kill viruses (false)
51%
46%
3%
Antibiotics are effective against colds and flu (false)
81%
18%
1%
Unnecessary use of antibiotics makes them become ineffective (true)
85%
13%
2%
Taking antibiotics often has side-effects such as diarrhea (true)
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European Commission. (November 15, 2018). Share of respondent's knowledge of antibiotics in Belgium in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/540216/respondents-knowledge-of-antibiotics-belgium/
European Commission. "Share of respondent's knowledge of antibiotics in Belgium in 2018." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/540216/respondents-knowledge-of-antibiotics-belgium/
European Commission. (2018). Share of respondent's knowledge of antibiotics in Belgium in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/540216/respondents-knowledge-of-antibiotics-belgium/
European Commission. "Share of Respondent's Knowledge of Antibiotics in Belgium in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/540216/respondents-knowledge-of-antibiotics-belgium/
European Commission, Share of respondent's knowledge of antibiotics in Belgium in 2018 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/540216/respondents-knowledge-of-antibiotics-belgium/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Share of respondent's knowledge of antibiotics in Belgium in 2018 [Graph], European Commission, November 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/540216/respondents-knowledge-of-antibiotics-belgium/
