Self-Medication Trends in Children by Their Parents

Gohar, Umar Farooq; Khubaib, Sadia; Mehmood, Asad

doi:10.4172/2329-6631.1000173

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“…Agarwal et al showed the antibiotic misuse among parents to be high, attributable to poor knowledge about indications of such use. 32 Gohar et al 11 however showed lower misuse of antimicrobials (34%) from a neighboring country. We also found that more than 80 % of parents sought medical advice before starting antibiotics and completed the full prescribed course.…”

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“…A study from Pakistan reported upto 95% parents using antipyretics without prescription for treatment of childhood fevers. 11 …”

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“…2,7–10 These studies have concluded that parental knowledge regarding fever is inadequate, as a result of which there are numerous errors in their approach to fever that include inappropriate usage of antipyretic drugs and antibiotics up to 77%, wrongful use of physical methods of lowering fever and wrong method for measuring fever. 7,11,12 The variations in responses in these studies are possibly due to geographical, demographics and educational differences between countries and populations. 2,7,8,9,10 Some educational programs have been reported to benefit parents for appropriate fever management.…”

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Fever awareness, management practices and their correlates among parents of under five children in urban India

Thota¹,

Ladiwala²,

Sharma³

et al. 2018

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background Awareness regarding fever is reportedly low among Indian urban parents, leading to its over- management among under five children. We attempted to study the awareness and fever management practices of South Indian urban parents. The objectives were to find the awareness of parents regarding childhood fever management, and correlates of practices. Methods One hundred parents of under-five children with history of fever in past three months were randomly selected and interviewed using a predesigned tool. Children’s weight and height was measured. Awareness scores for causes of fever and fever management were constructed. Logistic regression was done to identify correlates of incorrect practices. Results 95% parents were aware about correct temperature above which fever became harmful. Awareness score for causes of fever was poor (<1) among 41% parents. Mothers’ complications awareness scores were better than fathers (p<0.05). 81% parents used antibiotics; only 18% consulted a doctor before doing so. 17% parents using antibiotics did not complete the prescribed course. The independent correlates of poor fever management practices were working parents (OR: 6.28; 95%CI: 1.7-23.16), lesser number of children (OR: 3.08; 95%CI: 1.01-9.37), poor compliance for antipyretics (OR: 9.20; 95%CI: 1.64-51.52) and giving antipyretics without consulting doctors (OR: 5.43; 95%CI: 1.69-17.47). Poor knowledge of available pediatric antipyretic preparations was negatively correlated (OR: 0.13; 95%CI: 0.02-0.64). Conclusion Fever awareness was fair among urban parents. Mothers had better awareness than fathers. Increased awareness for correct fever management of under-five children is desirable among urban parents to reduce misuse of antibiotics and antipyretics.

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“…A study from Pakistan reported upto 95% parents using antipyretics without prescription for treatment of childhood fevers. 11 …”

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confidence: 99%

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Fever awareness, management practices and their correlates among parents of under five children in urban India

Thota¹,

Ladiwala²,

Sharma³

et al. 2018

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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“…PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews: CRD42018099975 Background Self-medication is either safe or not is a worldwide issue [1]. Based on socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors, the types, extent, and reason for self-medication can vary from country to country along with its effect [2].…”

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“…There are two different perceptions by consumers from consumer's side. There two views first view those agree with self-medication not safe, and the rest is opposite [1]. Some students perceive self-care is part of self-care [6].…”

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Prevalence and predictors of self-medication among University students in Ethiopia: A systematic review and Meta-analysis

Fetensa¹,

Tolossa²,

Ebi³

2019

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Background Self-medication is the global issue especially on those having access and education about medication irrespective of its side effect. It has a significant impact on resistance and medication-related complication. There are limited and inconsistent studies regarding self-medication practice in Ethiopia. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to estimates the pooled prevalence of self-medication and its predictors among Ethiopian university students. Method A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to assess the prevalence and predictors of self-medication among university students in Ethiopia. We searched literature from the databases of Medline, Hinari, Scopes, PubMed CINAHL, PopLine, MedNar, Embase, Cochrane library, the JBI Library, the Web of Science, Google Scholar and manual search. A total of nine studies reporting the prevalence of self-medication among university students were included. Data were extracted using a standardized data extraction format prepared in Microsoft Excel and the analysis was done using STATA 14 statistical software. To assess heterogeneity, I2 test was used since the included studies exhibit high heterogeneity, a random effect meta-analysis model was computed to estimate the pooled prevalence of self-medication. In another way, the association between predictor variables, and self-medication practice were examined. Result A total of 3513 study respondents from nine studies in Ethiopia published between 2010-2017 were included in the study. The result of our study reveals that a pooled prevalence of self-medication among university students was 45.61% (95%CI: 30.66, 60.57). Included studies have a sample size ranged from 250 to 548 with lowest prevalence (19.81%) of self-medication from University of Gondar, whereas the highest prevalence (77.01%) recorded in a study conducted at Arsi University. Conclusion Prevalence of Ethiopian university students was 45.61%, which is very high with the current global health problem with Anti-microbial resistance increment and other toxicity. In addition to this in this study, the association between self-medication and year of study was insignificant and statistically significant with the sex of participants and income level. Systemic review registration PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews: CRD42018099975

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The Parental Perceptions and Practices Regarding Self-medication among Their Children in Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Khalil,

Arshad,

Majeed

et al. 2023

Child Care in Practice

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Self-Medication Trends in Children by Their Parents

Cited by 36 publications

References 17 publications

Fever awareness, management practices and their correlates among parents of under five children in urban India

Fever awareness, management practices and their correlates among parents of under five children in urban India

Prevalence and predictors of self-medication among University students in Ethiopia: A systematic review and Meta-analysis

The Parental Perceptions and Practices Regarding Self-medication among Their Children in Southern Punjab, Pakistan

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