Factors associated with self-medication of antibiotics by caregivers in pediatric patients attending the emergency department: a case-control study

Table 3 Attitudes of Caregivers Towards Self-medication

Question		Cases	%	Controls	%	OR	CI 95%
Question		N=182		N=546		-	-
When you go to a medical appointment, do you ask the doctor for antibiotics?	Never	138	76	443	81	(Ref)
	Sometimes	27	15	84	15	1.03	0.64- 1.65
	Frequently	6	3	10	2	1.93	0.68- 5.39
	Always	11	6	9	2	3.92	1.59- 9.66
When you go to the drugstore, do you buy antibiotics without a medical prescription?	Never	23	13	381	70	(Ref)
	Sometimes	89	49	126	23	11.70	7.09 - 19.31
	Frequently	30	16	21	4	23.66	11.76 - 47.59
	Always	40	22	18	3	36.81	18.32- 73.95
Are you and your family used to recommending antibiotics to your relatives?	Never	81	45	303	55	(Ref)
	Sometimes	47	26	160	29	1.09	0.73- 1.65
	Frequently	19	10	38	7	1.87	1.02 - 3.42
	Always	35	19	45	8	2.90	1.75- 4.82
When you start taking an antibiotic, do you check the dose and indications online before using it?	Never	111	61	306	56	(Ref)
	Sometimes	21	12	81	15	0.71	0.42- 1.21
	Frequently	10	5	34	6	0.81	0.38- 1.69
	Always	40	22	125	23	0.88	0.58- 1.39
When you start taking an antibiotic, do you check the recommendation insert before using it?	Never	67	37	351	64	(Ref)
	Sometimes	21	12	38	7	2.89	1.59- 5.24
	Frequently	20	11	56	10	1.87	1.05- 3.32
	Always	67	37	101	19	3.83	2.57- 5.71
Do you usually keep antibiotics at home?	Never	111	61	357	65	(Ref)
	Sometimes	42	23	128	23	1.05	0.70- 1.58
	Frequently	7	4	14	3	1.61	0.63- 4.08
	Always	22	12	47	9	1.51	0.87- 2.61

In italics are the reference categories for group comparisons and in bold are statistically significant categories
OR Odds ratio, CI 95% 95% confidence interval

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