Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Parents Regarding Use of Antibiotics for Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Under Five Years of Children at Jinnah Hospital Lahore

Abstract

Objectives: To check parental knowledge, attitude and practice regarding use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infection under 5 years of age children.

Study Design: Cross-section, descriptive study.

Place and Duration: the study was done on admitted patient’s parents regarding use of antibiotics for their children less than five years of age at Jinnah hospital peads ward from 15^th March to 31^st June 2020.

Methodology: Parent’s knowledge attitude and practice checked for using antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infection in their under-five year’s children. As a research tool questionnaire is used. Only parents of children below 5 years of age and admitted patients are included in these criteria. And people which are not willing to participate are excluded or more than 5 years children parents‟ people other than parents as grandparents. In sample size of 222 parents 68 were male respondents and 154 were female participants.

Results: 74 participants were higher education level 32 ere matric level .Parents 51.8% have good knowledge 45.5% poor knowledge.80% having good attitude and 88.3% with good practice.so education is related to good knowledge attitude and practice.

Conclusion: The people having satisfactory knowledge as well as attitude and good practice for use of antibiotics.

Keywords: Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) knowledge attitude and practice (KAP), Jinnah Hospital Lahore (JHL)

DOI: 10.7176/JHMN/85-12

Publication date: January 31^st 2021