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Evaluation of Parents Knowledge about the Dangerous Effect of Excessive Use of Antibiotics on Children with URTIs in Saudi Arabia, 2017

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Background: upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are highly encountered by children all over the world with repeating episodes from 6-8 times during the year.  However being of viral origin and a self-limited disease, many parents' attitudes forces physician to use antibiotics thus resulting in antibiotic resistance. Objectives: to study the parental knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) toward antibiotic use among children with URTIs in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: a self-administered questionnaire was distributed among parents presented at a random sample of primary schools in KSA from February 2017 to June 2017. Results: a total of 547 parents were included from different parts of KSA, most of them were females, graduated from a college and received a moderate income. Overall, KAP toward using antibiotics in URTI for children was very low among 72% of subjects and was good in only 28% of subjects showing that there was inappropriate level of KAP among the studied population. Conclusion: Saudi parents have inadequate knowledge about antibiotic use in children for treating URTIs that showed incorrect answers for attitudes and practices. 

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10.12816/0040631

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KSA, KAP, Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTIs), Antibiotic resistance

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Maram Mohammed

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Aljohani

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King Abdulaziz University

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Mai Khalid

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Alakhmimi

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King Abdulaziz University

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Abdulaziz Zaher

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Alalmaei

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Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

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hamood sulaiman

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alturaigi

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Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

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Musab Shakir

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Alshareef

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King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University For Health Sciences

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Saad Saleh

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Aldughaythir

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King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University For Health Sciences

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Ahmed Abdullah Saleh

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Alenazi

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Ibn Sina National College

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Seba Ghaithan

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Alamri

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King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University For Health Sciences

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Rawan Ahmad

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Alsahafi

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King Abdulaziz University

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Furat Mohammed

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Alrajhi

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King Abdulaziz University

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69

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2

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2165

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2017-10-01

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2018-08-28

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2017-10-01

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1,968

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1,972

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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EJHM_Volume 69_Issue 2_Pages 1968-1972.pdf

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Evaluation of Parents Knowledge about the Dangerous Effect of Excessive Use of Antibiotics on Children with URTIs in Saudi Arabia, 2017

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22 Jan 2023