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Medication compliance in 1,004 children was assessed. Factors like community, father's occupation, and medicine form influenced adherence, with poverty and negligence playing significant roles.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacology
- Public Health
Background:
- Medication compliance (MC) is crucial for effective pediatric treatment.
- Understanding factors influencing MC in diverse populations is essential for improving health outcomes.
- Previous research has identified various determinants of MC, but context-specific data is needed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate medication compliance (MC) in a pediatric outpatient population.
- To identify specific factors influencing MC among children attending Conwest Jain Clinic Group of Hospitals.
- To analyze the impact of socioeconomic and demographic variables on pediatric MC.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,004 children of various ages and sexes.
- Medication compliance was categorized into total, partial, poor, and excessive.
- Data on acute/chronic illness, age, sex, community, income, parental education/occupation, family size, medicine form, and quantity were collected.
Main Results:
- Only community, father's occupation, and medicine form significantly influenced medication compliance.
- No single factor consistently determined MC across all participants.
- Poverty and negligence were identified as critical factors impacting MC.
Conclusions:
- Pediatric medication compliance is multifactorial, with socioeconomic and logistical elements being key.
- Targeted interventions addressing poverty and parental negligence are necessary to improve MC.
- Healthcare providers should consider community, parental occupation, and medicine formulation when assessing pediatric adherence.
Abstract:
Children of various ages and both sexes (numbering 1,004) attending the out-patient department of Conwest Jain Clinic Group of Hospitals were studied for medication compliance (MC). MC was divided into total, partial, poor and excessive. Various parameters influencing MC like acute or chronic illness, age, sex, community, income, parental education and occupation, number of children, number of family members, form of medicine and number of medicines were studied in details. Only three factors e.g. community, occupation of the father and form of medicine were found to influence MC. No single factor consistently influenced MC. Negligence and poverty play a very important role in MC.