Table 4 Determinants of having self-medicated his/her child with antibiotics in parents from primary health care centres in rural communities in Peru (N = 231)
Characteristic | Has not self-medicated his/her child with antibiotics | Has self-medicated his/her child with antibiotics | Crude PR (95% CI) | P value1 | Adjusted PR (95% CI)* (n = 230) | P value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge about antibiotics | ||||||
Medium/high | 74 (48.7) | 78 (51.3) | 1 | 0.789 | – | – |
Low | 37 (46.8) | 42 (53.2) | 1.03 (0.80–1.34) | – | ||
Attitudes | ||||||
Adequate | 49 (53.9) | 42 (46.2) | 1 | 0.167 | – | – |
Inadequate | 62 (44.3) | 78 (55.7) | 1.21 (0.92–1.58) | – | ||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 16 (66.7) | 8 (33.3) | 1 | 0.188 | – | – |
Female | 136 (65.7) | 71 (34.3) | 1.43 (0.84–2.44) | – | ||
Age of respondent | ||||||
≤ 20 | 8 (34.8) | 15 (65.2) | 1 | 0.605 | – | – |
21–30 | 39 (49.4) | 40 (50.63) | 0.78 (0.54–1.12) | – | ||
31–40 | 37 (50.0) | 37 (50.0) | 0.77 (0.53–1.12) | |||
> 40 | 27 (49.1) | 28 (50.9) | 0.78 (0.53–1.16) | |||
Education | ||||||
No education / primary | 48 (53.9) | 41 (46.1) | 1.27 (0.89–1.81) | 0.191 | – | – |
Secondary/tertiary | 63 (44.4) | 79 (55.6) | 1 | – | ||
Number of children | ||||||
One or two | 102 (66.2) | 52 (33.8) | 1 | 0.782 | – | |
Three or more | 50 (64.9) | 27 (35.1) | 0.96 (0.74–1.26) | – | ||
Has purchased antibiotics without physicians’ prescription | ||||||
No | 75 (78.9) | 20 (21.1) | 1 | < 0.01 | 1 | < 0.01 |
Yes | 36 (35.5) | 100 (73.5) | 3.49 (2.33–5.23) | 2.70 (1.74–4.19) | ||
Sometimes, often, or always stores antibiotics at home | ||||||
No | 60 (66.7) | 30 (33.3) | 1 | < 0.01 | – | – |
Yes | 51 (36.2) | 90 (63.8) | 1.9 (1.4–2.6) | – | ||
Has received antibiotics after the recommendation of a pharmacist3 | ||||||
No | 59 (77.6) | 17 (22.4) | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | 0.012 |
Yes | 51 (33.1) | 103 (66.9) | 3.0 (1.9–4.6) | 1.79 (1.13–2.82) | ||