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Effects Of Sociodemographic And Attitudinal Factors On Mother-Initiated Medication Behavior For Children
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03/01/1982
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Source: Public Health Rep. 97(2):140-149
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Description:Little is known about the therapies that people initiate for their health problems, and the available research on self-medication has focused primarily on adult populations. Only a few studies have specifically addressed mothers' independent use of medications for their children, and none has described such behavior in depth (for example, relating-perceived symptoms and conditions in the child or attempting to provide an explanation for mothers' decisions in these situations). A stratified systematic random sample of 100 mothers of children between 6 months and 12 years old was obtained at each of 3 pediatric ambulatory care clinics. Mothers were interviewed about their use of medications for their children, their concerns about their children's health, and their medication-related attitudes. The study results suggest that income and education are related to the types of medication and medical appliances mothers keep to treat the various health problems of their children. Mothers' perceptions of their children's potential susceptibility to health problems are related to possession of what they believe are relevant remedies for those problems (as well as to keeping a greater variety of medications on hand). Socioeconomic status appears to be one determinant of the number of different remedies (and especially the number of different medical appliances) that are purchased. Certain attitudes held by mothers about medications also play a role in explaining how great a variety of remedies are kept available for children in the event that they become ill, and these medication-related attitudes are highly correlated with socioeconomic status.
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Pubmed ID:7063595
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Pubmed Central ID:PMCnull
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Volume:97
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Issue:2
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