Table 2.

Children’s medication history as reported by Mothers^a

Questions	% (n/N)
Child has taken medications	100 % (172/172)
Liquid drops or liquids	100 % (172/172)
Chewable	34.3 % (59/172)
Nasal sprays	18.0 % (31/172)
Pills or tablets	19.8 % (34/172)
Child had problems taking medication	48.3 % (83/172)
Liquid drops or liquids	41.9 % (72/172)
Chewable	16.1 % (9/56)b
Nasal sprays	45.2 % (14/31)
Pills or tablets	32.4 % (11/34)
Preferred pediatric formulation
Liquid	63.4 % (109/172)
Chewable tablet	19.8 % (34/172)
Gummy	9.3 % (16/172)
Pill/tablet	2.3 % (4/172)
Strips	1.1 % (2/172)
No preference/other	4.1 % (7/172)

^aIf mother had multiple children in the study, she reported which formulation she most preferred for her children

^bData missing for three mothers for this entry