A cross-sectional survey among parents to report challenges and barriers in the administration of medicines to children in United Arab Emirates.
التاريخ
2022-12-05المؤلف
AlKaddour, Nour AliyanShah, Rawa Banoori
Gillani, Syed Wasif
Sharafi, Niloofar Hadi
Khan, Aiman Fatima
Elshafie, Riham Mohamed
Rathore, Hassaan Anwer
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Background: Lack of knowledge among parents can result in
inappropriate administration practices. After analyzing different
studies among children, there was no data on challenges and barriers
in the administration of medicines among children in this region
because of the diverse environmental issues and challenges in the
UAE. The objective of this study was to determine the reported
administration practices of parents and challenges and barriers in the
administration of medicines among children in UAE.
Methods: A questionnaire-based survey was conducted. A
convenience sampling technique was used to collect the data. An
online Raosoft® sample size calculator was applied (n = 248). The
inclusion criteria were parents who had a child under 10 years of age
and gave consent to participate in this study. Children with vision
problems, cognitive/physical disabilities, and caregivers other than
parents were excluded from this study.
Results: The study reported response rate of 73.2%. The mean ± S.D
age of the parents in years was 35.5 ± 7.8, and the mean ± S.D of
children aged years was 2.60 ± 1.54. 26.2% of parents reported
treatment failure due to oral medicine administration. A total of 22.2%
of parents reported that they gave medicines in doses higher than prescribed by the doctor to treat their children more quickly. Similarly,
a total of 64.5% of the parents reported self-medication without
consultation from a healthcare provider.
Conclusions: The study concluded that there were inappropriate
medicine administration practices among parents. Parents reported
administration of higher doses to treat their children quickly.
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