Masadeh Majd, Harun Sabariah Noor, Mukattash Tareq, Alrabadi Nasr
Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, George Town, Penang, Malaysia.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Curr Pediatr Rev. 2025 Feb 12. doi: 10.2174/0115733963365501250210062038.
Antibiotic misuse among children continues to be one of the major critical public health issues worldwide, particularly in developing countries such as Jordan. Incorrect antibiotic use is hugely influenced by parents' knowledge and attitudes on the subject at hand. This review, therefore, seeks to establish the current state of parental knowledge and attitudes toward antibiotics in Jordanian children, with particular emphasis on those gaps in awareness and knowledge that underpin the inappropriate use of antibiotics. Despite prescription regulations, many still depend on over-the-counter purchases, usually due to misconceptions about the efficiency of antibiotics in viral infections or a lack of insight into the risks of misuse. The results strongly suggest that focused educational programs are needed to improve parents' knowledge of prudent antibiotic use. It integrated an analysis of the socio-cultural factors affecting parental decisions and recommended improvising the public health strategies in their fight against antibiotic resistance. The study concluded that emphasis must be laid on both regulatory enforcement and public awareness about appropriate antibiotic use in pediatric care to bring about better health outcomes in Jordanian children.
儿童抗生素滥用仍是全球主要的重大公共卫生问题之一，在约旦等发展中国家尤为如此。不正确的抗生素使用在很大程度上受到父母对相关主题的知识和态度的影响。因此，本综述旨在确定约旦儿童家长对抗生素的知识和态度现状，特别强调那些导致抗生素使用不当的意识和知识差距。尽管有处方规定，但许多人仍然依赖非处方购买，这通常是由于对病毒感染中抗生素疗效的误解或对滥用风险缺乏认识。结果强烈表明，需要开展有针对性的教育项目来提高家长对谨慎使用抗生素的认识。它综合分析了影响家长决策的社会文化因素，并建议在对抗抗生素耐药性的斗争中改进公共卫生策略。该研究得出结论，必须强调监管执法和提高公众对儿科护理中适当使用抗生素的认识，以改善约旦儿童的健康状况。
