Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of parents in rural China on the use of antibiotics in children: A cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Yu, Miao ^a   Zhao, Genming ^a   Stålsby Lundborg, Cecilia ^b   Zhu, Yipin ^a   Zhao, Qi ^a   Xu, Biao ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; KAP; Medicating children; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PURCHASING; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL AREA; SELF MEDICATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VIRUS INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896711195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-112     Document Type: Article

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