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A study on knowledge and thoughts of parents who treat their children by themselve in urban Bangalore

A study on knowledge and attitude towards parental self-medication practices for children in urban Bangalore

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/04/013137
Enrollment
209
Registered
2018-04-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital and Research Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Parents of either gender with at least one child of age less than or equal to 10 years visiting KIMS hospital outpatient departments 2. Parents self-medicating their child 3. Only one representative (either mother/father) from a family

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Parents unwilling to give informed consent 2. Incompletely answered questionnaire 3. Parents taking their child always to the doctors for treatment purpose

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Knowledge and attitude towards parental self-medication practice Timepoint: 9 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NoneTimepoint: None

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPriyanka Kumari

Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS)

vasundarakrishnaiah@yahoo.co.in9480333963

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026