Parental health-seeking behavior on self-medication, antibiotic use, and antimicrobial resistance in children.

Autor:	Paulsamy P; College of Nursing, Mahala Branch for Girls, King Khalid University, Asir, Saudi Arabia., Venkatesan K; Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Asir, Saudi Arabia., Hamoud Alshahrani S; College of Nursing, Mahala Branch for Girls, King Khalid University, Asir, Saudi Arabia., Hamed Mohamed Ali M; Faculty of Medical and Applied Science, Public Health Department, King Khalid University, Asir, Saudi Arabia., Prabahar K; Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Velappanchavadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India., Prabhu Veeramani V; Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia., Khalil Elfaki N; College of Nursing, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia., Elsayed Ahmed R; Medical-Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.; College of Nursing, Mahala Branch for Girls King Khalid University, Asir, Saudi Arabia., Ahmed Elsayes H; Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.; Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia., Hussein Ahmed Abdalla Y; College of Nursing, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia., Babiker Osmsn Mohammed O; Public Health, Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia., Ahmed Qureshi A; Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Asir Province, Saudi Arabia., Alqahtani F; Department of Community Nursing, College of Nursing, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Shaik Alavudeen S; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society [Saudi Pharm J] 2023 Sep; Vol. 31 (9), pp. 101712. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 02.
DOI:	10.1016/j.jsps.2023.101712
Abstrakt:	Aim and Objectives: The study sought to identify parental trends in children's self-medication, health-seeking behavior, knowledge of self-medication, antibiotic use, and antimicrobial resistance in Asir, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A web-based cross-sectional study was carried out by a survey questionnaire. Snow Ball sampling technique was used to select the Eight hundred and sixteen parents with children in the Asir region by WhatsApp and email, and 650 participants who met the inclusion criteria consented to participate in the study. Results: There were 1809 episodes of childhood illnesses reported during the study period. The mean scores are on knowledge at 8.11 ± 2.43, favorable attitude at 17.60 ± 1.17, and practice was 7.72 ± 1.72, and a significant correlation was found between knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) at p  = 0.01. Out of 624, the majority of parents showed strong knowledge and proficiency in antibiotics. However, the attitude scores of over 50% towards the usage of antibiotics were subpar. Around 54% of parents were self-medicating their children and 43% were unaware that skipping doses contributes to anti-microbial resistance (AMR). The facilitators for self-medication were male gender (aOR: 2.13; 95% CI: 1.26-3.98,  p  < 0.05), having more children (aOR: 2.78; 95% CI: 1.27-4.12  p <  0.01), professional qualification (aOR:3.07; 95% CI 1.57- 4.68; p <  0.01), residing in urban area (aOR: 3.17; 95% CI: 2.13-5.61,  p  < 0.05), working in health care (aOR: 5.99; 95% CI: 1.78-18.2,  p  < 0.01) and high income (aOR: 3.57; 95% CI: 2.08-6.34,  p  < 0.05). Conclusions: The findings indicated that the majority of parents had unfavorable views and improper practices of antibiotic usage. Strategic education programs to the targeted population, especially to the parents about side effects of antibiotics, dangerous consequences of self-medication, and crucial AMR concerns must be addressed immediately. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2023 The Author(s).)
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