Out-of-Hospital Administration of Medication without Prescription and Associated Factors among Preschool Children

Table 4

Multivariable model for the exploration of factors associated with the administration of antibiotics.

Factor			value
Parental age	0.97	(0.946–1.002)	0.067
Gender of parent completing the questionnaire			0.032
Male	1.53	(1.098–2.137)	0.012
	1
No answer	3.61	(0.239–54.550)	0.354
Father’s nationality			<0.001
	1
Other	2.22	(1.619–3.041)	<0.001
No answer	2.62	(1.270–5.414)	0.009
Time elapsed before requesting pediatric consultation			0.054
<1 day	1.04	(0.751–1.451)	0.799
1-2	1
2–4 days	1.05	(0.715–1.527)	0.822
>4 days	1.65	(0.908–3.006)	0.1
I did not ask for consultation	0.43	(0.213–0.882)	0.021
No answer	0.59	(0.262–1.318)	0.197
Did you try to remember how you acted in the past in a similar situation regarding another of your children?			0.095
No	0.97	(0.722–1.304)	0.84
	1
No answer	0.58	(0.349–0.956)	0.033
The residual medicine you:			<0.001
Threw away	2.49	(1.851–3.344)	<0.001
Kept for future	1
No answer	1.35	(0.693–2.628)	0.378
I buy medicines prescribed by my pediatrician in the past that I know are suitable for this particular health issue			0.005
I disagree	0.61	(0.454–0.827)	0.001
I	1
No answer	1.01	(0.421–2.424)	0.982
I buy medicines that are popular by name			0.001
I disagree	0.6	(0.451–0.807)	0.001
I	1
No answer	1.37	(0.664–2.845)	0.392
I consult my pediatrician before administering any medication			<0.001
I disagree	2.81	(1.981–3.981)	<0.001
I	1
No answer	2.62	(1.053–6.519)	0.038
I am able to tell whether my child’s health issue is not serious and can therefore wait without using any treatment			0.022
I	1
I agree	0.77	(0.583–1.027)	0.076
No answer	2.61	(0.977–6.993)	0.056
The difficulty of finding an open pharmacy discourages me from using medicines			0.002
I	1
I agree	1.45	(1.077–1.939)	0.014
No answer	0.33	(0.125–0.854)	0.022
Were you informed by the pharmacist?			0.054
	1
Yes	1.31	(0.996–1.724)	0.054

category; = Odds Ratio; CI = 95% Confidence Interval.