Parental knowledge, attitudes and antibiotic use for acute upper respiratory tract infection in children attending a primary healthcare clinic in Malaysia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 266-270

  Chan, Giin Cherng ^a,c   Tang, S F ^b  

^a Peringgit Community Polyclinic   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c Klinik Cheng   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Children; Parental attitute; Parental knowledge; Upper respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMON COLD SYMPTOM; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33645732255     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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