Background:-Upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) occur most commonly among children and most of these infections are self-limiting with a very low risk ofcomplications and its management consist of self-care and symptomatic treatment. Objectives:-To examine assess parental knowledge about the antibiotic use in the treatment of childhood upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs), Saudi Arabia. Methods:-A Pre-formed Self-administered questionnairewas conducted among the parents of children with URTIs of Jeddah City. Results:-A total of 385parents from Jeddah City were included, of them 325 were females. Overall, 69 members of all interviewed parents had satisfactory knowledge on antibiotic use but 316 parents which represents the majority of subjects had poor knowledge.Univariate analysis showed that female was found to be the only variablethat associated with satisfactory knowledge. Conclusion:-The knowledge of Parents in this study showed a poor knowledge on antibiotic use, which is significantly dependent on female gender.
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Alatawi., Faisal., Almehmadi., Hanan., Khan., Kholood., Asiri., Aljawharah., Alhuthaly., Bashair., & Jubali., SaharAl. (2017). Evaluation Of Parents Knowledge About The Dangerous Effect Of Excessive Use Of Antibiotics On Children With URTIs In Jeddah City. International Journal of Advanced Research, 5(1), 2740–2748. https://doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/3067
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