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: Pilot Study. (27th April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Teck, Koh Chee; Ghazi, Hasanain Faisal; Bin Ahmad, Mohd Ikhwan; Binti Abdul Samad, Nuraqilah; Ee Yu, Karen Lai; Binti Ismail, Nurul Farhana; Bin Esa, Muhammad Amirul Aizat
• Is Part Of: Health services research and managerial epidemiology. Volume 3(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-04-27
• Subjects: parental knowledge -- attitude and practice -- antibiotic usage -- children's upper respiratory tract infection -- primary health care -- Malaysia; Medical care -- Periodicals; Health services administration -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; 362.1
• DOI: 10.1177/2333392816643720
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2333-3928

Abstract

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.