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Table 2 Oral drug administration at home and acceptance behaviors of children (N = 420)

From: The difficulties experienced during the preparation and administration of oral drugs by parents at home: a cross-sectional study from Palestine

Variable

Frequency (%)

The person responsible for drug administration at home?

 Father

6 (1.4)

 Mother

392 (93.3)

 Father & mother

21 (5)

 Brother

1 (0.2)

Did the child mind take oral pills?

 Yes

106 (25.2)

 No

59 (14)

 Did not try it

255 (60.7)

What did they do when the child refused to take tablet drugs?a b

 Drink more water

39 (36.8)

 Crush capsule

32 (30.2)

 Open capsule

9 (8.5)

 Break capsule

11 (10.4)

 Change head position

6 (5.7)

 Mix with food

8 (7.5)

 Mix with milk

3 (2.8)

 Dissolute in water or other drinks

32 (30.2)

 Request another form

33 (31.1)

 Stop drug

15 (14.2)

 Give during sleep

3 (2.8)

What did they do when the child refused to take liquid drugs?a c

 Force child

153 (65.7)

 Drink more water

57 (24.5)

 Mix with milk

11 (4.7)

 Mix with juice

50 (21.5)

 Mix with food

12 (5.2)

 Stop drug

26 (11.2)

 Give during sleep

13 (5.6)

Source of information about drugsa

 Medical leaflet

216 (51.4)

 Doctor

280 (66.7)

 Nurse

5 (1.2)

 Pharmacist

108 (25.7)

 Ordinary people

11 (2.6)

 Old experience

49 (11.7)

 Internet

50 (11.9)

  1. aTotal exceeds 100 % as data are overlapping due to multiple answers
  2. bPercentage was calculated by dividing by 106” the number of children refused taking capsules”
  3. cPercentage was calculated by dividing by 233 “the number of the children refused taking liquid drugs “