The relation between self-directed use of antibiotics and children's health condition among preschool children in Huangshan City

HAN Hui; CAO Lei-lei; WANG Yu-xiang; WANG Shao-jie; WU Jing; SU Pu-yu

doi:10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.11.021

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HAN Hui, CAO Lei-lei, WANG Yu-xiang, WANG Shao-jie, WU Jing, SU Pu-yu. The relation between self-directed use of antibiotics and children's health condition among preschool children in Huangshan City[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2020, 24(11): 1352-1355. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.11.021

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HAN Hui, CAO Lei-lei, WANG Yu-xiang, WANG Shao-jie, WU Jing, SU Pu-yu. The relation between self-directed use of antibiotics and children's health condition among preschool children in Huangshan City[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2020, 24(11): 1352-1355. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.11.021

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HAN Hui, CAO Lei-lei, WANG Yu-xiang, WANG Shao-jie, WU Jing, SU Pu-yu. The relation between self-directed use of antibiotics and children's health condition among preschool children in Huangshan City[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2020, 24(11): 1352-1355. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.11.021

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The relation between self-directed use of antibiotics and children's health condition among preschool children in Huangshan City

doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.11.021

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School of Public Health, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, China
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Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China

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2017 Anhui Medical University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program 1513020014

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Corresponding author: SU Pu-yu, E-mail:supuyu@ahmu.edu.cn
Received Date: 2019-06-18
Rev Recd Date: 2020-08-10
Publish Date: 2020-11-10

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Objective To investigate the current status and determinants of parents' self-directed practices towards the use of antibiotics, and its possible association with the health conditions of the preschool children in Huangshan City. Methods Self-designed questionnaires were used to collect information regarding self-directed practice towards use of antibiotics among parents of 2 395 preschool children, who were selected through stratified random clustering sampling method. Nutritional status was assessed through physical examination. Results A total of 2 395 preschoolers and their parents were included in the present study, including 1 177 boys and 1 218 girls. About 37.4% (896/2 395) of parents reported self-directed practice towards use of antibiotics in the past 12 months, among whom 81.8% (733/896) had used cephalosporin. Maternal education and paternal age were associated with parents' self-directed use of antibiotics (all P < 0.05). Parents' self-directed practice towards use of antibiotics was associated with increased odds of asthma [OR (95% CI): 1.870 (1.187-2.948)], frequent episodes of illness of 1-2 times per year [3.048 (2.264-4.103)], frequent episodes of illness of ≥3 times per year [4.863 (3.606-6.558)], illness≥3 per year, intravenous medication of 1-2 times per year [1.324 (1.091-1.607)] and hospitalization of 1-2 times per year [1.339 (1.071-1.676), respectively (all P < 0.05)]. Conclusions Majority of parents reported self-directed practice towards use of antibiotics among preschool children in Huangshan, which suggests that more educational activities to parents are needed regarding appropriate antibiotics use among young children on physician's advice.
- Preschool children,
- Self-directed use of antibiotics,
- Health condition

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