title: Parental administration of over-the-counter medication to Spanish children: A population-based national study.
abstract: To determine the prevalence and predictors of parental administration of over-the-counter (OTC) medications to children in Spain.
  
  
  
  This was a cross-sectional study performed with data from the 2011 to 2012 Spanish National Health Survey among children (birth to 14 years old) of both sexes.
  
  
  
  Of the 5,495 children analyzed, 8.2% had received OTC drugs in the 2 weeks preceding the survey. Medicines for colds (25.5%), analgesics (30.3%), and antipyretics (22.8%) were the most commonly used drugs. Some of the predictor variables of parental administration of OTC medications included older age groups (10- to 15-year-olds, adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.45), no chronic illness (AOR = 1.21), children with limitations of normal activity (AOR = 3.05), parents of middle (AOR = 1.42) and higher (AOR = 1.38) social status, and completion of secondary school (AOR = 1.50) or higher education (AOR = 1.38).
  
  
  
  Understanding these factors may assist nurses to identify parents most likely to administer OTCs to their children, and to ensure that parents are aware of the purpose, dosage, side effects, and overall safety of OTC medications.
authors.affiliation: MPH candidate in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Ana López De Andrés, PharmD, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Mar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martín-Pérez
authors.affiliation: MPH candidate in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Ana López De Andrés, PharmD, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López De Andrés
authors.affiliation: Research Associate in Child and Adolescent Department of Psychiatry, General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Barcenilla González
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Valentín Hernández-Barrera, MSc, is a Statistician in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Domingo Palacios-Ceña, PhD, MPH, is a Lecturer in the Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; and Pilar Carrasco-Garrido, PharmD, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jiménez-García
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Valentín Hernández-Barrera, MSc, is a Statistician in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Domingo Palacios-Ceña, PhD, MPH, is a Lecturer in the Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; and Pilar Carrasco-Garrido, PharmD, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Valentín
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hernández-Barrera
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Valentín Hernández-Barrera, MSc, is a Statistician in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Domingo Palacios-Ceña, PhD, MPH, is a Lecturer in the Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; and Pilar Carrasco-Garrido, PharmD, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Trujillo
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Valentín Hernández-Barrera, MSc, is a Statistician in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Domingo Palacios-Ceña, PhD, MPH, is a Lecturer in the Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; and Pilar Carrasco-Garrido, PharmD, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Domingo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Palacios-Ceña
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Valentín Hernández-Barrera, MSc, is a Statistician in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Domingo Palacios-Ceña, PhD, MPH, is a Lecturer in the Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; and Pilar Carrasco-Garrido, PharmD, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carrasco-Garrido
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010290:Parents; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
keywords: Children; Spain; health survey; parental administration of OTC medication predictors