Do fathers have sufficient knowledge to administer medicine to children correctly?
Do fathers have sufficient knowledge to administer medicine to children correctly?
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10.1093/eurpub/ckac130.042
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2022-10-25
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最近，在日本，父亲参与育儿的情况越来越多。全世界都有关于儿童在家不适当用药的报告，但最负责任的人可能是母亲。我们的目的是比较日本父母中父亲和母亲对儿童用药的相关知识。于2022年3月进行了一项有关儿童用药的在线调查。与学龄前儿童一起生活的父母被招募，并根据四个因素进行分类：性别（父亲和母亲），儿童年龄，定期服药和给自己的孩子吃药的困难程度。收集每个类别的横截面数据。使用5分制Likert量表，使用10个陈述（如“儿童可以减少成人药物剂量”）测量与儿童用药相关的知识。回答“不同意”被定义为正确理解，并在父亲和母亲之间进行比较（卡方检验）。参与者是145名父亲和128名母亲。回答全部问题正确的父亲占9.0%（母亲= 13.3%），回答全部问题错误的父亲占25.5%（母亲= 13.3%）。每项回答正确率父亲为20.0-57.9%，母亲为25.8-71.9%，父亲的正确率低于母亲（6项，p < 0.05）。这两组之间最大的区别是“儿童应给予超过适当剂量的快速效应”。此外，在给药方面有困难的父亲对合理用药的认识也低于没有困难的父亲。与母亲相比，父亲更有可能对儿童用药相关的知识较低。像药剂师这样的医疗专业人员需要支持父亲。在与学龄前儿童一起生活的日本父母中，父亲对儿童用药的知识比母亲更低。为了提高父亲对儿童用药的认识，需要药剂师等医疗专业人员的支持。
Recently, the father's involvement in childcare is increasing in Japan. Inappropriate use of medication for children at home has been reported worldwide, however, the most responsible person was likely to be the mother. We aimed to compare the knowledge related to administering medication to children between fathers and mothers among Japanese parents. An online survey regarding medication administration to children was conducted in March 2022. Parents living with preschool children were recruited and categorized by four factors: sex (fathers and mothers), age of children, regular medication, and the difficulty level in giving medicine to their own children. The cross-sectional data were collected for each category. The knowledge related to administering medication to children was measured using ten statements such as “Children can be given a reduced dose of adult medicine” using a 5-point Likert scale. The answer “disagree” was defined as correct understanding and was compared between fathers and mothers (Chi-square test). The participants were 145 fathers and 128 mothers. The percentage of fathers who answered all questions correctly or all questions incorrectly was 9.0% (mothers = 13.3%) and 25.5% (mothers = 13.3%) respectively. Each statement was answered correctly by fathers 20.0-57.9% and by mothers 25.8-71.9% and fathers were less likely to have the correct knowledge than mothers (6 items, p < 0.05). The biggest difference between those two groups was the statement of “Children should be given more than the proper dose for rapid effect”. Furthermore, the fathers having some difficulties in giving medicine had lower awareness about appropriate medication use than fathers having no difficulties. Fathers were more likely to have lower knowledge related to administering medication to children than mothers. Medical professionals like pharmacists will need to support fathers. Fathers were more likely to have lower knowledge related to administering medication to children than mothers among Japanese parents living with preschool children. To improve fathers’ knowledge related to administering medication to children, support by medical professionals like pharmacists will be needed.