Table 5 Factors associated with parents’ behavior of self-medicating children with antibiotics

Female

1.078(0.916-1.268)

1.048(0.867-1.268)

Age of parents, yrs.

1.015(0.994-1.036)

1.005(0.978-1.033)

Living in villages

1.207(0.911-1.600)

1.643(1.108-2.436)**

Education

Primary school

0.607(0.218-1.694)

0.191(0.049-0.754)

Secondary school

1.738(1.220-2.476)

1.072(0.636-1.807)

High school

1.260(0.868-1.828)

1.012(0.619-1.654)

College or above

Reference

Reference

Has medical insurance

1.165(0.707-1.920)

0.941(0.515-1.719)

Age of children, yrs.

1.214(1.106-1.332)

1.146(1.037-1.266)**

More than one child

2.595(1.936-3.479)

2.174(1.485-3.183)**

Score of questions on knowledge of antibiotics

0.956(0.909-1.005)

1.002(0.938-1.071)

Believes it is reasonable to self-medicate children with antibiotics.

2.243(1.608-3.127)

1.158(0.759-1.768)

Would be dissatisfied if physicians rejected their request for antibiotics

1.339(0.918-1.952)

1.259(0.784-2.023)

Would follow all the advice from physicians

0.743(0.562-0.983)

0.639(0.451-0.906)**

Once purchased antibiotics without physicians’ prescription

8.469(5.868-12.222)

6.264(4.144-9.469)**

Sometimes, often or always stores antibiotics at home

4.345(3.230-5.845)

2.792(1.961-3.975)**