Table 1 Responses of parents/care givers to questionnaire
From: Promoting prudent use of antibiotics: the experience from a multifaceted regional campaign in Greece
No (%) | |
|---|---|
Female | 228 (77.8) |
Education | |
Higher | 136 (46.4) |
Higher secondary | 79 (27) |
Secondary | 42 (14.3) |
Primary | 15 (5.1) |
Children <6 years old in household | 109 (37.2) |
Might use antibiotics without physician consultation | 26 (8.9) |
Stocked antibiotics at home | 94 (32.1) |
Reason for antibiotic prescription | |
Purulent throat | 62 (1.2) |
Ear pain | 34 (11.6) |
Combination of above | 43 (14.7) |
Fever | 50 (17) |
Discoloured sputum | 17 (5.8) |
In case the physician did not prescribe an antibiotic | |
Accept the advice | 261(89.1) |
Consult another physician | 15 (5.1) |
Buy antibiotic without prescription | 7 (2.4) |
Antibiotic use in previous six months | 68 (23.2) |
Antibiotic use of children in previous six months | 87 (29.7) |
Occasionally buying antibiotics from pharmacy without prescription | 34 (11.6) |
Experienced adverse events by antibiotics* | 96 (32.8) |