The Effect of Health Literacy Level of Parents with 0-12 Years-Old Children on Perceptions of Rational Antibiotic Use

Abstract

Background: Antibiotic resistance, which occurs as a result of incorrect and unnecessary use of antibiotics, is an important public health problem. Children’s antibiotic use is managed by their families. Objective: This study was carried out to the effect of the health literacy levels of parents with children aged 0-12 on rational antibiotic use. Methods: This descriptive and relational study was conducted with 708 parents in three Family Health Centers between December 2021 and March 2022. Data were collected with descriptive information form, parental perceptions on antibiotics scale, health-literacy scale. Mean, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, pearson correlation, and regression analysis were used to evaluate the data. Results: Parents’ perception of rational antibiotic use is mostly related to health insurance (β=-6.57), mother’s education level (β=5.15), antibiotic use in the last year (β=1.78), place of residence (β=-1.47) and health literacy level (β). = .444). Conclusion: It was found that parents’ perceptions of rational antibiotic use were affected by health literacy levels and some socio-demographic characteristics. It is recommended that health literacy training be given to increase the rational antibiotic use perceptions of parents, especially in risk groups.

Keywords

• Parents
• Perceptions of Rational Antibiotic
• Health Literacy

0-12 Yaş Çocuğu Olan Ebeveynlerin Sağlık Okuryazarlık Düzeyinin Akılcı Antibiyotik Kullanım Algılarına Etkisi

Abstract

Giriş: Antibiyotiklerin yanlış ve gereksiz kullanımı sonucu oluşan antibityotik direnci önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Çocukların antibiyotik kullanımı aileleri tarafından yönetilmektedir. Amaç: 0-12 yaş çocuğu olan ebeveynlerin sağlık okuryazarlık düzeylerinin akılcı antibiyotik kullanımına etkisidir. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve ilişkisel bu araştırma Ocak-Mart 2022 tarihleri arasında üç Aile Sağlığı Merkezi’nde (ASM) 708 ebeveyn ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler; tanımlayıcı bilgi formu, Anne-baba antibiyotik algıları ölçeği, sağlık-okuryazarlık ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde ortalama, bağımlı gruplarda t testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi, pearson korelasyon, ve regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Ebeveynlerin akılcı antibiyotik kullanım algısını en çok sağlık güvencesi varlığı (β=-6.57), anne eğitim düzeyi (β=5.15), son bir yılda antibiyotik kullanımı (β=1.78), yaşanılan yer (β=-1.47) ve sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyi (β= .444) etkilediği saptanmıştır. Sonuç: Ebeveynlerin akılcı antibiyotik kullanım algıları sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyleri ve bazı sosyo-demografik özelliklerden etkilendiği bulunmuştur. Bu doğrultuda özellikle riskli gruplarda bulunan ebeveynlerin akılcı antibiyotik kullanım algılarını yükseltmek için sağlık okuryazarlık eğitimlerinin verilmesi önerilmektedir.

Keywords

• Ebeveyn
• Akılcı Antibiyotik Algısı
• Sağlık Okuryazarlığı

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