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Thank you for agreeing to take part in this survey. You may read and print an explanatory statement and consent form by clicking here. Please choose the appropriate answer for each question from the drop down boxes below.



First some questions about you......


1. Are you male or female?


2. How old are you?


3. Please indicate your highest qualification from the box


4. Are you a parent with children under 12 living at home?


5. What is the first half of your postcode? (If you are not from the UK please enter your country instead)


6. Have you visited this site before?


7. How did you find out about it?
If you chose "other website" or "other" please give more details here


8. Why are you visiting the site?
If you chose "other" please give more details here


9.Have you recently read or heard any other information about antibiotic resistance?


10. Have you taken any antibiotics in the last 4 weeks?


11. Do you have any antibiotics in your medicine cupboard at home?


12. Are you working in a health-related profession?
If yes, please specify



Please say whether you think the following are true or false statements


1. Antibiotics have no side effects


2. Most bacteria, viruses and fungi make us ill


3. Antibiotics help cure most sore throats


4. If I take antibiotics when I am abroad it will not affect the development of resistance to antibiotics in the UK


5. People can become resistant to antibiotics


6. I can stop taking antibiotics as soon as I feel better, I don’t need to finish the course


7. Antibiotics kill bacteria but never kill viruses


8. It is ok to drink alcohol when taking most types of antibiotics


9. The same types of antibiotics are used in animals and in humans


10. Antibiotics should always be prescribed to treat bronchitis



Please say how much you agree or disagree with the following:


11. Antibiotics should usually be given to a child with an ear infection


12. Ten day courses are usually more effective than shorter courses of antibiotics


13. When you have a cold, taking antibiotics can help prevent you from getting a more serious infection


14. If we don’t stop using antibiotics when they are not really needed they won’t work in 5 years time


15. Giving antibiotics to animals does not have any effect on whether or not antibiotics work in humans


16. Antibiotics should be given to treat patients with SARS


17. Please submit your email address to be sent your score and the survey results





Thank you for taking part!



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