Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Parents Regarding Use of Antibiotics for Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Under Five Years of Children at Jinnah Hospital Lahore

Amber Sarfraz ,Adia Mukhtar ,Iqra Riaz

doi:10.7176/jhmn/85-12

Abstract

Objectives: To check parental knowledge, attitude and practice regarding use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infection under 5 years of age children. Study Design: Cross-section, descriptive study. Place and Duration: the study was done on admitted patient’s parents regarding use of antibiotics for their children less than five years of age at Jinnah hospital peads ward from 15 th March to 31 st June 2020. Methodology: Parent’s knowledge attitude and practice checked for using antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infection in their under-five year’s children. As a research tool questionnaire is used. Only parents of children below 5 years of age and admitted patients are included in these criteria. And people which are not willing to participate are excluded or more than 5 years children parents‟ people other than parents as grandparents. In sample size of 222 parents 68 were male respondents and 154 were female participants. Results: 74 participants were higher education level 32 ere matric level .Parents 51.8% have good knowledge 45.5% poor knowledge.80% having good attitude and 88.3% with good practice.so education is related to good knowledge attitude and practice. Conclusion: The people having satisfactory knowledge as well as attitude and good practice for use of antibiotics. Keywords: Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) knowledge attitude and practice (KAP), Jinnah Hospital Lahore (JHL) DOI: 10.7176/JHMN/85-12 Publication date: January 31 st 2021

Highlights

Under five years of children upper respiratory tract infection is most leading cause of death
In the case of otitis media and sinusitis and viral flue there is no need of antibiotic because these are self-controlled. (Alluqmani et al, 2017). some respiratory tract infections are caused by bacteria there is no need to use antibiotics they are self-settled
That’s why there parents are concerned use of antibiotics and requesting their pediatricians to recommend more antibiotics and which have experience as their children recover more rapidly when antibiotics are used in these case, but they know the antibiotics are for bacterial infections and mostly upper respiratory tract infection are of viral origins but they believe that the roll of antibiotics is good in treating such infections

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Introduction

Under five years of children upper respiratory tract infection is most leading cause of death. (Alluqmani et al, 2017). some respiratory tract infections are caused by bacteria there is no need to use antibiotics they are self-settled. People believe that they can get well earlier through the use of antibiotics. (Teng, Leong, Aljunid, & Cheah, 2004).This study is important in national intervention program so that we may monitor and lessen antibiotics misuse in children This is necessary to improve the public knowledge and change the attitude toward use of antibiotics. To meet the patient’s expectation is a major factor for a doctor to recommend antibiotics and old experience of patient lead to it, so parents want to use antibiotics for their children, and sometime they purchase from medical stores without current prescription.(Bauchner, Pelton, & Klein, 1999) Regarding use of antibiotic and parents knowledge attitude and practices many studies are conducted in Palestine, Greece, India, and Malaysia .(Zarb et al, 2012)

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