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Survey of Parental Use of Antimicrobial Drugs for Common Childhood Infections, China

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In a large-scale survey of 9,526 parents in China, we investigated antimicrobial drug use for common childhood infections. Of children with self-limiting conditions, formal care was sought for 69.2%; of… Click to show full abstract

In a large-scale survey of 9,526 parents in China, we investigated antimicrobial drug use for common childhood infections. Of children with self-limiting conditions, formal care was sought for 69.2%; of those, 53.4% received drug prescriptions, including 11.2% from parental demands. Where drugs were taken without prescriptions, 70% were from community pharmacies.

Keywords: use; survey parental; childhood infections; common childhood

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2020

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