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

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

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. A web-based cross-sectional study was carried out by a survey questionnaire. Snow Ball sampling...

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Published in:Saudi pharmaceutical journal Vol. 31; no. 9; p. 101712
Main Authors: Paulsamy, Premalatha, Venkatesan, Krishnaraju, Hamoud Alshahrani, Shadia, Hamed Mohamed Ali, Maha, Prabahar, Kousalya, Prabhu Veeramani, Vinoth, Khalil Elfaki, Nahid, Elsayed Ahmed, Rasha, Ahmed Elsayes, Hala, Hussein Ahmed Abdalla, Yahya, Babiker Osmsn Mohammed, Osman, Ahmed Qureshi, Absar, Alqahtani, Friyal, Shaik Alavudeen, Sirajudeen
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V 01-09-2023
Elsevier
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance
Attitude
Children
Health seeking behavior
Knowledge
Original
Parents
Self-medication
Antibiotics
Attitude
Health seeking behavior
Parents
Self-medication
Antimicrobial resistance
Children
Knowledge
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Summary: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. 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. 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: 1.27–4.12p < 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). 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.
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ISSN:1319-0164
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DOI:10.1016/j.jsps.2023.101712