Reconstitution of oral antibiotic suspensions for paediatric use in households: a cross-sectional study among caregivers of 3–5-year-old children from a selected district, Sri Lanka

Table 2 Demonstrated practice of reconstitution of pediatric oral antibiotic suspension by primary caregivers (N = 820)

Demonstrated Practice	Correct^a		Incomplete^a		Incorrect/ Not performed^a		Total
Demonstrated Practice	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%
Wash hands	806	98.3	7	0.9	7	0.9	820	100.0
Wipe hands on cloth/tissue	772	94.1	39	4.8	9	1.1	820	100.0
Shake the bottle to loosen the powder	440	53.7	61	7.4	319	38.9	820	100.0
Take boiled cooled water	779	95.0	10	1.2	31	3.8	820	100.0
Fill below the line in the bottle	484	59.0	105	12.8	231	28.2	820	100.0
Close the bottle, shake it well	605	73.8	146	17.8	69	8.4	820	100.0
Top up to the line	476	58.0	109	13.3	235	28.7	820	100.0
Select the appropriate measuring device	790	96.3	10	1.2	20	2.4	820	100.0
Take 5 ml to the measuring device*	671	81.8	71	8.7	78	9.5	820	100.0
Tightly close the lid	798	97.3	17	2.1	5	0.6	820	100.0

^* Correct- Measured amount within 10% of 5 ml; Incomplete- Measured amount between 10 and 20% of 5 ml; Incorrect- Measured amount more or less than 20% of 5 ml
^a Assessment criteria -Supplementary File 3

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