Table 4 Drug use practices in treatment of illnesses in children in households
Practice | Description | Proportion of children who received treatment, N = 368 (%) |
|---|---|---|
Child completed the entire dose of medicine | Yes | 269 (73.1) |
No | 85 (23.1%) | |
Still taking | 14 (3.8) | |
Reason for not completing dose of medicine | Child improved | 68 (17.4%) |
Child refused to take drug | 1 (0.3%) | |
Forgot to continue | 1 (0.3%) | |
Misplaced the drugs | 15 (3.8%) | |
Gave the child more than one medicine at a time | Yes | 298 (81%) |
No | 67 (18.2%) | |
I do not remember | 3 (0.8%) |