Parental factors associated with injudicious antibiotic-seeking behavior.
OBJECTIVE
To discover factors associated with parental antibiotic-seeking behavior.


METHODS
Parents (N = 90) who had a child 14 years and under participated in the study.


RESULTS
ANOVA revealed differences in scores based on parent's age and whether parents had a job in the medical profession. A stepwise linear regression revealed that parents in the medical profession and parent income were significant predictors of antibiotic-seeking behavior.


CONCLUSIONS
Parents who were younger than 30, had a high school diploma or less, did not work in the medical profession, and made less than $50,000 were more likely to follow injudicious antibiotic-seeking behavior.
School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta,GA, USA.
Nichol
N
Lowman
Rodney G
RG
Bowden
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents