Over-the-counter antipyretics use among children from Southeastern Poland
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Article Category: Original Research
Published Online: Oct 11, 2021
Page range: 35 - 43
Received: Dec 23, 2020
Accepted: May 10, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20212501.d-20-00024
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Frequency and motives of administering OTC antipyretic drugs to children by their parents: analysis regarding parent’s age
| Age ≤ 30 years | Age > 30 years | P and test used | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n=90) | (n=126) | ||
| Use of OTC antipyretics | 63 (70%) | 106 (84%) | 0.0315p |
| Frequency of using OTC: paracetamol | |||
| 72 (80%) | 108 (86%) | 0.2990p | |
| 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 (1%) | 0 | ||
| 16 (18%) | 17 (14%) | ||
| 62 (69%) | 108 (86%) | 0.0159p* | |
| 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 (1%) | 0 | ||
| 26 (29%) | 18 (14%) | ||
| 17 (19%) | 44 (35%) | 0.0089p* | |
| 70 (78%) | 111 (89%) | 0.0289p* | |
| 40 (44%) | 66 (53%) | 0.2267p | |
| 21 (23%) | 34 (27%) | 0.5544p | |
Socio-demographic and personal characteristics of children hospitalised in the Department of Paediatrics, University Children’s Hospital in Krakow, taking OTC antipyretic drugs
| Children using OTC antipyretics n (%) | All children in the study n | |
|---|---|---|
| Total no. of participants | 178 | 227 |
| Child’s gender | ||
| 97 (54.8%) | 121 (53.3%) | |
| 79 (44.6%) | 105 (46.3%) | |
| Prematurity | 21 (12%) | 31 (13.8%) |
| Delivery | ||
| 83 (50.6%) | 115 (54.2%) | |
| 61 (37.2%) | 71 (33.5%) | |
| 20 (12.2%) | 26 (12.3%) | |
| 3234(+/- 609) | 3227(+/-697) | |
| Chronic diseases | 26 (15.1%) | 34 (15.3%) |
| 38 (21.3%) | 45 (19,8%) | |
Age of parents, taking into account the preferred source of knowledge regarding the administration of appropriate doses of OTC antipyretic drugs to their children
| Where do you get information about the dosage of antipyretic medications for children? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | p | |
| Container years) label (mean age (SD); | 32.52 (6.02) | 31.37 (6.86) | 0.1471W |
| Internet, TV (mean age (SD); years) | 29.60 (5.13) | 32.57 (6.22) | 0.0319W* |
| Family, years) friends (mean age (SD); | 29.47 (7.35) | 32.51 (6.06) | 0.0425W* |
| Health (SD); years) care providers (mean age | 32.11 (6.03) | 32.88 (6.62) | 0.4817W |
| According to my own experience and knowledge (mean age (SD); years) | 34.18 (8.47) | 32.15 (5.95) | 0.5200W |
Sources of information and place of purchase OTC antipyretics - analysis regarding parent’s age.
| Age ≤ 30 years | Age > 30 years | P and test | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n=90) | (n=126) | used | |
| Place of purchasing OTC antipyretics | |||
| 82 (91%) | 122 (97%) | 0.0707p | |
| 2 (2%) | 5 (4%) | 0.4750p | |
| 2 (2%) | 0 | 0.0927p | |
| 28 (31%) | 39 (31%) | 0.9802p | |
| 20 (22%) | 38 (30%) | 0.1944p | |
| 79 (88%) | 104 (83%) | 0.2915p | |
| 68 (76%) | 110 (87%) | 0.0254p* | |
| 13 (14%) | 5 (4%) | 0.0060p* | |
| 10 (11%) | 4 (3%) | 0.0195p* | |
| 69 (77%) | 94 (75%) | 0.7282p | |
| 6 (7%) | 9 (7%) | 0.8920p | |
Demographic characteristics of parents (N=229)
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Number of children (below 18 yr) | |
| 102 (44.5%) | |
| 91 (39.8%) | |
| 36 (15.7%) | |
| 81 (35.4%) | |
| 12 (5.2%) | |
| 28 (12.2%) | |
| 107 (46.7%) | |
| 158 (69.0%) | |
| 69 (30.1%) | |
| 2 (0,9%) | |
| 7 (3.1%) | |
| 75 (32.7%) | |
| 11 (4.8%) | |
| 136 (59.4%) | |
| 13 (5.7%) | |
| 105 (45.9%) | |
| 8 (3.5) | |
| 102 (44.5%) | |
| 94 (42%) | |
| 131 (58%) | |