Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Parents Regarding Antibiotic Usage in Treating Children’s Upper Respiratory Tract Infection at Primary Health Clinic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| Autor: | Hasanain Faisal Ghazi, Muhammad Amirul Aizat Bin Esa, Nurul Farhana Binti Ismail, Nuraqilah Binti Abdul Samad, Karen Lai Ee Yu, Mohd Ikhwan Bin Ahmad, Koh Chee Teck |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology medicine.drug_class Antibiotics parental knowledge Family income attitude and practice 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Antibiotic resistance 030225 pediatrics Primary health medicine 030212 general & internal medicine antibiotic usage lcsh:R5-920 children’s upper respiratory tract infection Kuala lumpur business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Health Policy Knowledge level Malaysia Pilot Studies lcsh:RA1-1270 Amoxicillin medicine.disease primary health care Upper respiratory tract infection Family medicine lcsh:Medicine (General) business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, Vol 3 (2016) Health services research and managerial epidemiology |
| ISSN: | 2333-3928 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2333392816643720 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of parents regarding antibiotic usage for treating upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) among children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 320 randomly selected parents attending a primary health clinic using self-administered questionnaires. Results: About two-thirds (69.1%) of the parents had poor knowledge level. Only 25.2% and 21.6% of the parents could correctly identify amoxicillin and penicillin as the treatment of children’s URTI. However, about two-thirds (67.5%) of the parents were aware of the antibiotic resistance caused by overuse of antibiotics. A significant association was noted between the father’s and mother’s educational level and family income with the knowledge level. Only mother’s educational level depicted a significant association with the attitude. Conclusion: The knowledge of parents regarding antibiotic usage for URTI was poor. More numbers of health promotions and educational campaigns are required to help parents understand about antibiotic usage. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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