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To understand the intervening role of parents and caregivers in outpatient antibiotic prescriptions to children for acute diseases in Kanpur, UP.

Outpatient antibiotic prescription for acute childhood ailments in private health facilities: identifying the mediating role of parental knowledge and attitudes.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/01/039170
Enrollment
218
Registered
2022-01-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Baani Sodhi
Lead Sponsor
Dr Saurav Basu
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Parent or caregiver of a paediatric patient age 2. Patient Reporting with chief complaint of illness with acute onset ( <14 days)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient with chief complaint related to any chronic illness (�14 days) 2. Patient referred from any other health facility

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess whether parental knowledge, attitudes, expectations and sociodemographic characteristics are associated with antibiotic prescription decisions.Timepoint: 3 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
(1). To ascertain the knowledge, attitude and practice of parents and caregivers towards antibiotic use, and resistance in pediatric population. (2). To assess the prescription pattern of antibiotics to pediatric patients in outpatient healthcare facilities in Northern IndiaTimepoint: 3 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBaani Sodhi

Public Health Foundation of India

saurav.basu@iiphd.org8447527452

Outcome results

None listed

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