1122例儿童家长安全用药认知与行为现状调查

Investigation and analysis of 1122 children’s parents’ cognition and behavior of medication

目的了解家长对儿童家庭用药的认知度与行为现状,为制定儿童安全用药科普宣传提供参考。方法采用电子调查表形式,对1 122例儿童家长的用药认知和用药行为进行调查。结果收集有效问卷1 122份,被调查对象以40岁以下的母亲为主。在受调查人群中,23.35%有自行购买服用儿童补益类药品的行为;5.97%未按相关储存条件放置药品,13.73%从未关注过药品储存条件;2.94%有过儿童误服药物的经历,4.46%有服用过期药品的经历;30.21%认为中药比西药更安全,44.21%从未接受过关于儿童安全用药的科普教育。结论家长在儿童安全用药的认知方面还存在一定的误区,用药行为尚存在不同程度的安全隐患。医疗机构和社会相关部门应拓展科普渠道,进行更深入的儿童安全用药科普宣传。

Objective To understand the parental awareness and behavior status of pediatric drugs, and to provide suggestions for the popularization of scientific uses of pediatric drugs. Method An electronic questionnaire was used to investigate the medication cognition and medication behavior of 1122 children’s parents.Results 1 122 valid questionnaires were collected, mainly from mothers under 40 years old. Among the surveyed population, 22.35 % had bought and taken children’s tonic drugs by themselves;5.97 % had not stored drugs according to the storage conditions,and 13.73 % never paid attention to drug storage conditions;2.94 % had the experience of children taking drugs by mistake, and 4.46 % had the experience of taking expired drugs;30.21 % believed that traditional Chinese medicine was safer than western medicine, and 44.21 % had never received scientific education on safe use of pediatric drugs.Conclusion There are misconceptions and potential risks of safe use of pediatric drugs among parents. Medical institutions and relevant social departments should expand the channels of science popularization to carry out more indepth popularization of children’s safe drug use.