Table 1 Characteristic of caregivers and children
Demographic characteristics | n (%); n = 141 |
|---|---|
Caregivers | |
Relationship with child | |
Mother | 128 (90.8) |
Father | 12 (8.5) |
Relative | 1 (0.7) |
Receiving help from | |
Another parent | 55 (39.0) |
Other family members | 27 (19.1) |
None | 59 (41.8) |
Highest educational level | |
Secondary education | 83 (58.9) |
Tertiary education | 52 (36.9) |
No formal education/ Primary education | 6 (4.2) |
Occupation | |
Stay-home parents | 63 (44.7) |
Professional | 19 (13.5) |
Semi-professional | 45 (31.9) |
Labourer | 14 (9.9) |
Marital status | |
Married | 135 (95.7) |
Single | 6 (4.3) |
Requiring help to read medication labels? | |
Never | 134 (95.1) |
Rarely | 3 (2.1) |
Always | 1 (0.7) |
Never reading | 3 (2.1) |
Sources of medications | |
Only this hospital | 119 (84.4) |
Other government-funded hospital/clinic | 7 (5.0) |
Private pharmacy/clinic/hospital | 10 (7.0) |
Number of medications administered to children | |
1 | 58 (41.1) |
2 | 62 (44.0) |
3 | 18 (12.8) |
4 | 3 (2.1) |
Children | |
Age, year [mean (SD)] | 5.45 (3.39) |
Gender | |
Male | 78 (55.3) |
Female | 63 (44.7) |
Number of chronic illnesses | |
1 | 138 (97.9) |
≥ 2 | 3 (2.1) |
Pharmaceutical Dosage Form (n = 248)a | |
Inhalation | 110 (44.4) |
Oral liquid | 65 (26.2) |
Tablet | 54 (21.8) |
Dispersible tablet | 14 (5.6) |
Nasal spray | 2 (0.8) |
Intravenous injection | 1 (0.4) |
Granules | 1 (0.4) |
Gargle solution | 1 (0.4) |