Table 3 Parents’ experience with antibiotics with PAPA scale - comparison of intervention versus control group
Item | Strongly disagree (%) | Disagree (%) | Neutral (%) | Agree (%) | Strongly agree (%) | P-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention (n = 24) | Control (n = 20) | Intervention (n = 24) | Control (n = 20) | Intervention (n = 24) | Control (n = 20) | Intervention (n = 24) | Control (n = 20) | Intervention (n = 24) | Control (n = 20) | |||
1. | If my child’s condition feels better, I can reduce the dose of antibiotics. | 75 | 20 | 25 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.039* |
2. | If my child is mild, I will give appropriate antibiotics according to the condition. | 75 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0.063 |
3. | There is no difference in skipping the dose of one or two antibiotics. | 75 | 35 | 25 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.142 |
4. | If your child has symptoms of cough, cold or flu without taking antibiotics, my child will not get sick for a long time. | 50 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.235 |
5. | If my child has a cold or cough, it is best to use antibiotics to cure | 50 | 20 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.384 |
6. | When a child has a cold, using antibiotics can speed up healing | 25 | 20 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.280 |
7. | Strict adherence to antibiotic dose is not important | 75 | 35 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.137 |