Abstract
Introductionworldwide, antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed and abused drugs for upper respiratory tract infections. Acute upper respiratory infections are common in children who attend childcare and preventing transmission of disease in health setting depends on actions by parents and staff. Therefore the objective of this study is to assess the parental knowledge and practice on antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections in children, in Aksum town health institutions, northern Ethiopia, 2018.Methodsa facility-based cross-sectional study design was adopted involving 384 parents of children visited governmental health facilities in Aksum town from February to March, 2018. Respondents were selected based on the proportion of nurses in the health facilities. SPSS version 22 was applied for data entry and analysis.Resultsthe total number of questionnaires was 384 resulting in a 100% response rate. Almost half of the parents had poor knowledge of the use of antibiotics in children for URTIs 183(47.7%), followed by 156(40.6%) moderate knowledge and 45(11.7%) good knowledge. Practices regarding antibiotic use in children with URTI varied. Only 12.8% of the parents did not always follow the doctors´ advice regarding antibiotic use. In this study has reported many areas in which parental awareness on antibiotic use for acute URTI is considered inadequate, consequently inappropriate knowledge and practices.Conclusionnearly half of the parents attending the physicians for their children with URTI expected to get antibiotics.
Highlights
Worldwide, children take large amounts of antibiotics
A reduced trend in antibiotic prescribing over the years, over-prescription of antibiotics [6]. Though it appears that antibiotic malpractice is not driven by parental pressure, pediatriciansview implies that medical doctors feel that most of the parents wish for antibiotic application for their childrens upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) [7]
Let's conclude that this study aims to assess nurses practice towards parental knowledge on antibiotics for URTIs among nurses working in Aksum town
Summary
Children take large amounts of antibiotics. Majority of infections were, upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) [1], upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are most common among children [2]. Acute respiratory infections and diarrheal diseases are the leading causes of childhood death, resulting in 25-33% of all mortality in children in developing countries. Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed and abused drugs for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) [3, 4]. A reduced trend in antibiotic prescribing over the years, over-prescription of antibiotics [6]. Though it appears that antibiotic malpractice is not driven by parental pressure, pediatriciansview implies that medical doctors feel that most of the parents wish for antibiotic application for their childrens URTIs [7]. Antibiotic prescribing for patients with common colds, upper respiratory tract infections, sinusitis and bronchitis: a countrywide study of the hospital-based emergency department [9]
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