Preliminary investigation and analysis of the difficulty in taking medicine for children in 15 cities in China

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-1176

Abstract

Abstract: Objective To investigate the prevalence of Chinese children′s difficulties of taking medicine,in order to provide reference for formulating specific measures to improve the difficulties of taking medicine for children. Method A cluster random sampling Method was used to collect 23 492 children in 51 hospitals in 15 autonomous regions and municipalities of 13 provinces from June to December in 2017,and self-designed children′s drug difficulty screening questionnaires were adopted to investigate the parents of the children in the field. Results The prevalence rate of Chinese children′s difficulty in taking medicine was 75.44% (17 723/23 492).Among them,the mild,moderate,severe and very severe difficulty of taking drug accounted for 35.62% (8 369/23 492),26.81% (6 299/23 492),9.25% (2 173/23 492) and 3.75% (882/23 492),respectively.Children under 3 years old experienced difficulty in taking medicine most [81.42% (7 027/8 631)],followed by children aged 3 to 6 years [75.37% (7 792/10 339)]. Conclusion Difficulty in taking medicine for Chinese children is prevalent,especially for children aged 3 to 6 years,which needs wide attention.

Key words: difficulty of taking medicine, children, China, city

摘要： 目的了解中国儿童服药困难的现患率,为制定改善儿童服药困难的具体措施提供参考依据。方法采用整群随机抽样方法,2017年6-12月在全国13个省自治区直辖市15个城市51所医院随机抽取门诊及住院的23 492名儿童为研究对象,采用儿童服药困难筛选调查问卷对受试儿童家长进行现场调查。结果中国儿童服药困难发生率为 75.44%(17 723/23 492),其中轻度服药困难占35.62%(8 369/23 492),中度占26.81%(6 299/23 492),重度占9.25%(2 173/23 492),严重占3.75%(882/23 492)。3岁以下年龄段服药困难的发生率最高,达81.42%(7 027/8 631);其次是3~6岁,占75.37%(7 792/10 339)。结论中国儿童服药困难的发生率较高,尤其3~6岁年龄段的儿童,需广泛关注。

关键词: 服药困难, 儿童, 中国, 城市

CLC Number:

R179

WEI Bing, SUN Ming-wei, MIN Shuang-shuang, YUE Xiao-zhe, QI Shuang-hui. Preliminary investigation and analysis of the difficulty in taking medicine for children in 15 cities in China[J]. journal1, 2019, 27(6): 606-608.

魏兵, 孙铭蔚, 闵双双, 岳小哲, 齐双辉. 中国15个城市儿童服药困难问题的初步调查分析[J]. 中国儿童保健杂志, 2019, 27(6): 606-608.

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