This statistic displays the share of sources that respondents in Germany would use in order to get trustworthy information on antibiotics in 2018. Antibiotics are medications that can kill or hinder the growth of bacteria which cause infections in people and animals. In 2018, 88 percent of respondents reported that they would use a doctor in order to attain trustworthy information about antibiotics. This was followed by 45 percent of respondents who reported that in order to get trustworthy information about antibiotics they would go to a pharmacy, while only 2 percent of respondents reported that they are not interested in finding information on antibiotics.
Which of the following sources of information would you use in order to get trustworthy information on antibiotics?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
A doctor
88%
A pharmacy
45%
An official health-related website**
12%
A hospital
8%
Family or friends
6%
A nurse
5%
Another health care facility
5%
Newspapers or magazines
4%
Online social networks
4%
Another health related website
3%
Not interested in finding information on antibiotics
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European Commission. (November 15, 2018). Which of the following sources of information would you use in order to get trustworthy information on antibiotics? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/548738/information-source-for-trustworthy-information-on-antibiotics-in-germany/
European Commission. "Which of the following sources of information would you use in order to get trustworthy information on antibiotics?." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/548738/information-source-for-trustworthy-information-on-antibiotics-in-germany/
European Commission. (2018). Which of the following sources of information would you use in order to get trustworthy information on antibiotics?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/548738/information-source-for-trustworthy-information-on-antibiotics-in-germany/
European Commission. "Which of The following Sources of Information Would You Use in Order to Get Trustworthy Information on Antibiotics?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/548738/information-source-for-trustworthy-information-on-antibiotics-in-germany/
European Commission, Which of the following sources of information would you use in order to get trustworthy information on antibiotics? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/548738/information-source-for-trustworthy-information-on-antibiotics-in-germany/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Which of the following sources of information would you use in order to get trustworthy information on antibiotics? [Graph], European Commission, November 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/548738/information-source-for-trustworthy-information-on-antibiotics-in-germany/
