Parental Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices on Antibiotic use for Children Upper Respiratory Tract Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic in Dammam cite at Saudi Arabia 2022

Abstract

Background

    We found that Saudi Arabia parents’ lack of knowledge on antibiotic use for pediatrics Upper Respiratory Tract Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic resulted in inappropriate attitudes and practices. On the other hand, there is a trusted relationship between parents and pediatrician's, and there is confidence in the information and prescriptions provided to them from doctors: only a few parents would change their pediatricians according to antibiotic prescription patterns. However, parents also believed that inappropriate use of antibiotics reduces their efficacy and drives resistance Especially during COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, a large number of parents did not agree that Upper Respiratory Tract Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic are mostly viral of origin; parents’ also self-limited antibiotic use, and expected antibiotics to be a choice for pediatrics Upper Respiratory Tract Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic treatment.

This study aimed: To assessment Parental Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices on Antibiotic Use for Children Upper Respiratory Tract Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic in Dammam city at Saudi Arabia 2022.

Methods: A cross -sectional research design was carried out between Feb 2022 to May 2022 , included 200 patients who were randomly selected from visiting to the primary health centers a structured questionnaire and observation checklist was used for data collection. Using 3 part Questionnaire and analyzed via SPSS v24 software. Chi-square test was run to analyses associations between socio-demographic data.

Results: show regarding the age majority of the study groups were in the age 51-60 (35.0%) years, regarding the sex many of the respondents were female (57.0 %), regarding the education status, the majority of the respondents had Secondary school were (38.0%), regarding the Medical Insurance, the majority of the respondents Public were (75.0%), regarding the Age of child, the majority of the respondents from 12-16 years were (59.0%).

Conclusion. Our findings highlight the need to decrease misconceptions regarding antibiotic use to childhood Upper Respiratory Tract Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic by providing relevant education for parent's characteristics, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, better understanding of the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding antibiotic during COVID-19 Pandemic.