Abheek Sil|Chaitali Sengupta|Alak Kumar Das|Puspita Das Sil|Supratim Datta|Avijit Hazra
A study of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding administration of pediatric dosage forms and allied health literacy of caregivers for children
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research|Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research|Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research|Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research|Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
context caregivers sick children careful medicine dosing giving medicines reluctant child challenging aim assess knowledge attitude practices caregivers regarding pediatric medicine administration health literacy allied task settings design crosssectional study carried outpatient inpatient basis pediatrics department teaching hospital 6 months subjects methods data regarding sociodemographic profile patient caregiver idea regarding pediatric dosage forms dosing medicines medication errors administration recorded 377 caregivers reconstitution dry powder measurement 5 ml liquid medicine using measuring cup medicine phial demonstrated caregivers statistical analysis association assessed point biserial correlation spearmans rank correlation results majority primary caregivers surveyed young educated homemaker mothers liquid medicines used maximally 889 majority 873 caregivers used standardized dosing instruments measure liquids reconstitution 859 teaspoon measurement task 91 performed satisfactorily potentially wrong practices eg adding medicine milk redilution reconstituted medicine storing beyond recommended period recorded medication errors reported 445 caregivers significantly outpatient setting although statistical correlation weak chance medication error less precision measurement better increasing education caregiver conclusions physicians need aware limitations knowledge possibility wrong administration practices among caregivers children remedial measures regard reduce risk medication errors