Table 3 Awareness regarding paracetamol products among the participants
Variable | Frequency (%); N = 300 |
|---|---|
Used paracetamol for the child without consulting a doctor | |
Yes | 152 (50.7) |
No | 75 (25.0) |
I do not know what paracetamol is | 73 (24.3) |
Used one of the following products for the child | |
Acamoli cold | 104 (34.6) |
Acamoli syrup 250 mg/5 ml | 101 (33.7) |
Acamoli syrup 125 mg/5 ml | 139 (46.3) |
Acamoli supp 80 mg | 113 (37.7) |
Acamoli supp 150 mg | 118 (39.3) |
Acamoli forte supp 250 mg | 69 (23.0) |
Paramol infant supp | 64 (21.3) |
Paramol extra susp | 79 (26.3) |
Paramol child supp | 112 (37.3) |
Paramol plus | 30 (10.0) |
Paramol extra | 28 (9.3) |
Otamol syrup | 78 (26.0) |
Otamol supp | 68 (22.7) |
Flu syrup | 104 (34.7) |
Novimol drops | 46 (15.3) |
Sedamol tab | 48 (16.0) |
Panadol tab | 64 (21.3) |
Dexamol tab | 31 (10.3) |
Flu tab | 35 (11.6) |
Which product(s) contain(s) paracetamol | |
Acamoli cold (available) | 61 (20.3) |
Acamoli syrup 250 mg/5 ml (available) | 104 (34.7) |
Acamoli syrup 125 mg/5 ml (available) | 136 (45.3) |
Acamoli supp 80 mg (available) | 90 (30.0) |
Acamoli supp 150 mg (available) | 107 (35.7) |
Acamoli forte supp 250 mg (available) | 93 (31.0) |
Paramol infant supp (available) | 76 (25.3) |
Paramol extra susp (available) | 81 (27.0) |
Paramol child supp (available) | 106 (35.3) |
Paramol plus (available) | 67 (22.3) |
Paramol extra tab (available) | 71 (23.7) |
Otamol syrup (available) | 88 (29.3) |
Otamol infant supp (available) | 80 (26.7) |
Flu syrup (not available) | 41 (13.7) |
Flu tab (available) | 36 (12.0) |
Novimol drops (available) | 46 (15.3) |
Trufen (not available) | 60 (20.0) |
Adcef (not available) | 30 (10.0) |
Amoxitid (not available) | 35 (11.6) |
Dexamol (available) | 44 (14.7) |
Sedamol (available) | 46 (15.3) |
Acamol tab (available) | 91 (30.3) |
Panadol tab (available) | 96 (32.0) |
Moxepharm (not available) | 40 (13.3) |
Emegrain (available) | 32 (10.7) |