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Research Article: Self-Medication with Antibiotics Among Children in China: A Cross-Sectional Study of Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices

Date Published: 2023-12-18

Abstract:
Self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) is the use of medicines by individuals on the basis of their own experience without consulting a doctor. Antibiotics without prescriptions are easily available in China, which may lead to unnecessary utilization and adverse outcome, especially for bacterial resistance. A large number of studies revealed that caregivers dispensing antibiotics to children without prescriptions was a common practice worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries due to the lack of drug regulatory regimes., A meta-analysis with studies indicated that the prevalence of SMA among children was % worldwide, with higher prevalence in the Middle East at %, Africa %, Asia %, and South America at %, while the lower prevalence in Europe at %. No-prescription antibiotic use in children is an important public health issue and increasing concern in China, but few studies focus on SMA in children aged to years. Most studies have focused on non-prescribed antibiotic use in children aged under years old from underdeveloped provinces in China., A recent cross-sectional study among parents from regions of China indicated that the prevalence of SMA in children aged to years (.%) was higher than those in children aged to years (.%), also highlighting that drug safety among children remains a serious public health problem. Thus, non-prescription antibiotics use in children aged years should be further studied.

Introduction:
Self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) is the use of medicines by individuals on the basis of their own experience without consulting a doctor. Antibiotics without prescriptions are easily available in China, which may lead to unnecessary utilization and adverse outcome, especially for bacterial resistance. A large number of studies revealed that caregivers dispensing antibiotics to children without prescriptions was a common practice worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries due to the lack of…

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