TABLE 4.
Antibiotic use and parental behaviours and beliefs regarding antibiotic use by their children
| Study sites | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Overall (%) | PED (n=41)(%) | Office (n=37)(%) | Walk-in (n=36)(%) | P* |
| History of antibiotic use | |||||
| ≥1 antibiotic given to child in previous 3 months | 39 (36) | 13 (32) | 13 (37) | 13 (36) | 0.85 |
| ≥1 antibiotic given to child in previous year | 75 (68) | 27 (66) | 22 (65) | 26 (74) | 0.31 |
| >1 course antibiotic needed to cure previous infection | 44 (39) | 9 (23) | 17 (47) | 18 (50) | 0.02 |
| Leftover antibiotic after last course of treatment | 21 (20) | 8 (22) | 4 (11) | 9 (26) | 0.27 |
| Parental behaviours and beliefs | |||||
| Parent gave antibiotic to child before physician visit in past | 5 (5) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | 3 (9) | 0.18 |
| Parent requested antibiotic from physician in past | 15 (13) | 3 (7) | 8 (22) | 4 (11) | 0.14 |
| Parent requested specific antibiotic in past | 22 (19) | 4 (10) | 10 (27) | 8 (22) | 0.13 |
| Parent believed physician gave unnecessary antibiotic in past | 21 (18) | 4 (10) | 9 (24) | 8 (22) | 0.20 |
| Parent did not comply with a prescription from a physician in past | 17 (19) | 4 (12) | 4 (16) | 9 (27) | 0.24 |
*
Comparison of paediatric emergency department (PED), group paediatricians' office (Office) and after hours walk-in clinic in group paediatricians' office (Walk-in)(χ2 test)