OBJECTIVES: To discover factors associated with parental antibiotic-seeking behavior. METHODS: Parents (N = 90) who had a child 14 years and under participated in the study. RESULTS: ANOVA revealed differences in scores based on parent's age and whether parents had a job in the medical profession. A stepwise linear regression revealed that parents in the medical profession and parent income were significant predictors of antibiotic-seeking behavior. CONCLUSIONS: Parents who were younger than 30, had a high school diploma or less, did not work in the medical profession, and made less than $50,000 were more likely to follow injudicious antibiotic-seeking behavior.
OBJECTIVES: To discover factors associated with parental antibiotic-seeking behavior. METHODS: Parents (N = 90) who had a child 14 years and under participated in the study. RESULTS: ANOVA revealed differences in scores based on parent's age and whether parents had a job in the medical profession. A stepwise linear regression revealed that parents in the medical profession and parent income were significant predictors of antibiotic-seeking behavior. CONCLUSIONS: Parents who were younger than 30, had a high school diploma or less, did not work in the medical profession, and made less than $50,000 were more likely to follow injudicious antibiotic-seeking behavior.
Authors: Samuel Afari-Asiedu; Felix Boakye Oppong; Alma Tostmann; Martha Ali Abdulai; Ellen Boamah-Kaali; Stephaney Gyaase; Oscar Agyei; John Kinsman; Marlies Hulscher; Heiman F L Wertheim; Kwaku Poku Asante Journal: Front Public Health Date: 2020-03-24