Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of parents in rural China on the use of antibiotics in children: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of the study was to investigate parents' perceptions of antibiotic use for their children, interactions between parents and physicians regarding treatment with antibiotics, and factors associated with parents self-medicating children with antibiotics.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in vaccination clinics in two rural Chinese counties. Primary caregivers (the child's parents in 97% of cases) visiting these clinics for the vaccination of their young children were given a 55-item structured questionnaire to collect information on the parents' knowledge and attitudes regarding when, why, and how to use antibiotics and on their practices of purchasing antibiotics and medicating children.

Results

Of the 854 participating primary caregiv

SUBMITTER: Yu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3938908 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature