Table 3 Caregiver-initiated medication behavior for children: questions and responses (%)
Very true | Somewhat true | Somewhat not true | Not true at all | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Family is very often troubled by sickness. | 7.1 | 23.4 | 56.0 | 13.5 |
I usually trust my own opinions about my child’s health more than a doctor’s opinion. | 3.5 | 11.3 | 63.1 | 22.0 |
You have to use your own judgment in deciding how much of a doctor’s advice to follow. | 11.3 | 61.7 | 24.1 | 2.8 |
I have been satisfied with prescription medicines I’ve given a child. | 5.7 | 72.3 | 20.6 | 1.4 |
When I give a child an OTC medicine, I am as careful as I am when giving prescribed medicines. | 22.0 | 56.7 | 18.4 | 2.8 |
I sometimes give a child OTCs in addition to those prescribed by a doctor for a problem. | 2.1 | 22.0 | 34.0 | 41.8 |