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
Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Community Medicine Unit, International Medical School, Management and Science University, Selangor, Malaysia.
Health Serv Res Manag Epidemiol. 2016 May 5;3:2333392816643720. doi: 10.1177/2333392816643720. eCollection 2016 Jan-Dec.
To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of parents regarding antibiotic usage for treating upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) among children.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 320 randomly selected parents attending a primary health clinic using self-administered questionnaires.
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.
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.
评估家长对儿童上呼吸道感染（URTI）使用抗生素治疗的知识、态度和行为。
采用自填式问卷对320名随机抽取的前往初级保健诊所就诊的家长进行横断面研究。
约三分之二（69.1%）的家长知识水平较差。只有25.2%和21.6%的家长能正确识别阿莫西林和青霉素可用于治疗儿童URTI。然而，约三分之二（67.5%）的家长意识到过度使用抗生素会导致抗生素耐药性。父亲和母亲的教育水平及家庭收入与知识水平之间存在显著关联。只有母亲的教育水平与态度存在显著关联。
家长对URTI使用抗生素的知识较差。需要开展更多的健康促进和教育活动来帮助家长了解抗生素的使用。
