PMID: 9164802Jun 1, 1997Paper

Parents' and physicians' views on antibiotics

Pediatrics
D A Palmer, H Bauchner

Abstract

To describe parents' opinions and concerns about antibiotics and to contrast these opinions with those of pediatricians. Parents were surveyed using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and pediatricians were mailed a self-administered questionnaire. Parents from two private practices (N = 300) were largely white (84%) and had completed college (81%). The parents from a community health center (N = 100) were mostly black (80%) and had not completed college (91%). Twenty-nine percent of parents were worried that their children were receiving too many antibiotics. Eighty-five percent believed there were problems with receiving too many antibiotics, with 55% mentioning resistance or immunity as concerns. Eighteen percent of parents had given their child an antibiotic at home before consulting a physician. Parents believed that antibiotics were always or sometimes required for ear infections (93%), throat infections (83%), colds (32%), cough (58%), and fever (58%). Fourteen percent of parents believed that their child had required an antibiotic when the doctor did not prescribe one, with clinic parents significantly more likely to report this issue (22%) than private practice parents (12%). Nine percent believed that their doc...Continue Reading

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