Investigation on the Knowledge of Parents on Children's Drug-use Safety in a Community of Shenzhen / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the knowledge of parents on children's drug-use safety in a community in order to provide basis for development of children's drug-use safety education.METHODS:From Jul.to Dec.in 2008,parents who took their children aged from 3 months old to 6 years old to our center to receive child care examination or preventive injections were enrolled.The self-made questionnaire surveys were answered by subjects on the spot.The survey involved subjects' general information,basic knowledge on drug-use safety and main source of the knowledge,etc.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:382 pieces of questionnaire were delivered and 380 pieces of valid questionnaire were returned.The correct rate of parents' answers about drug-use safety was 71.5%.Parents who had higher academic qualifications were superior to those who had lower academic qualifications in respect of correct rate (P