This statistic displays the share of sources that respondents in Finland 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, 79 percent of respondents reported that they would go to a doctor in order to attain trustworthy information about antibiotics. This was followed by 59 percent of respondents who reported that in order to get trustworthy information about antibiotics they would go to a pharmacy.
Which of the following sources of information would you use in order to get trustworthy information on antibiotics?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
A doctor
79%
A pharmacy
59%
An official health-related website**
34%
A nurse
20%
A hospital
17%
Family or friends
5%
Newspapers or magazines
5%
Another health care facility
5%
Another health related website
4%
Online social networks
3%
TV
3%
A health related personal blog
1%
The radio
1%
Other
1%
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 November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/626167/source-for-trustworthy-information-on-antibiotics-in-finland/
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 November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/626167/source-for-trustworthy-information-on-antibiotics-in-finland/
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: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/626167/source-for-trustworthy-information-on-antibiotics-in-finland/
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/626167/source-for-trustworthy-information-on-antibiotics-in-finland/
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/626167/source-for-trustworthy-information-on-antibiotics-in-finland/ (last visited November 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/626167/source-for-trustworthy-information-on-antibiotics-in-finland/
