Administration of antibacterial suspension
Conditions
Interventions
An initial descriptive study was done on teacher mothers to determine the prevalence of proper and improper practice when administering paediatric antibacteric suspensions using a scorecard.
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Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Female teachers below 60 years 2. Have at least one child under the age of 6
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Teacher whose family members are health care professionals (doctor/nurse /pharmacist) 2. Whose children have long term illness and visit the hospital at least once a week 3.Who have previous work experience as a health care professional or social worker 4.Who has participated in any study related to oral liquid dosage forms administration previously
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Proportion of mothers with administration errors when administering oral antibacterial suspension. This will be assessed using a scorecard which was developed by the experts during the descriptive study. There are 21 steps each carrying either 1 or 0 marks [Soon after the intervention and 3 months after the intervention ] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Acceptability of the intervention by the participants using a questionnaire. 8 questions will be marked by the mothers on a Liket scale of 1-5 If all the questions get overall panel median score of > 3 it is considered as acceptable. [After 3 months of the intervention ] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactAbarna Nadeshkumar
Lecturer
Outcome results
None listed