Deghedi, B., Moustafa, N., Meky, M. (2016). Parents’ Satisfaction with Antibiotics Prescription for Under 5 children in Family Health Facilities in Alexandria. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 46(1), 1-7. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2016.20200
Bothaina Deghedi; Noha Moustafa; Manal Meky. "Parents’ Satisfaction with Antibiotics Prescription for Under 5 children in Family Health Facilities in Alexandria". Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 46, 1, 2016, 1-7. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2016.20200
Deghedi, B., Moustafa, N., Meky, M. (2016). 'Parents’ Satisfaction with Antibiotics Prescription for Under 5 children in Family Health Facilities in Alexandria', Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 46(1), pp. 1-7. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2016.20200
Deghedi, B., Moustafa, N., Meky, M. Parents’ Satisfaction with Antibiotics Prescription for Under 5 children in Family Health Facilities in Alexandria. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 2016; 46(1): 1-7. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2016.20200
Parents’ Satisfaction with Antibiotics Prescription for Under 5 children in Family Health Facilities in Alexandria
Primary Health Care Specialty, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University
Abstract
Background: Improving antibiotic use is a public health imperative. One of the most important reported factors influencing inappropriate antibiotic prescription is patients’ insistence on prescribing antibiotic. Objective (s): The aim of present study was to assess parents’ satisfaction with antibiotics prescription for under 5 children in family health facilities in Alexandria governorate. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in four randomly selected family health facilities on a sample of 126 parents of under 5 children by using an interview questionnaire. Results & Conclusion: The results revealed that most of the parents (96.8%) were satisfied with the overall offered services to their sick children in the family health facilities and 98.6% would comply with the family physicians management, even if antibiotics were not prescribed, whereas the rest would seek a second medical advice at a private health facility