Prevalence of Self-medication for Dental Conditions by Parents for Their Children

NCT ID: NCT04004780

Last Updated: 2019-07-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2020-11-30

Brief Summary

To evaluate prevalence of self-medication for dental conditions by parents for their children.

Self-medications practices.

Detailed Description

According to the World Health Organization, self-medication is the act of medicating oneself, either on their own initiative or on the advice of a close person, to treat self-recognized conditions or symptoms without supervision by a healthcare professional.

The growth and dissemination of self-medication practice represents a serious global public health issue, with increased risks of adverse drug reactions, non-beneficial drug interactions, drug abuse, and the emergence of drug-resistant pathogens.

Parents are the primary caregivers to whom children report their symptoms. But due to the presence of economic and time constraints, some parents seek the practice of self-medication for their children . However, children have a growing body reacting differently to the drugs (need of dose adjustment, choice of the proper route of administration and the need of taking in consideration the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics particularities of medicines) and therefore the inappropriate and unguided use of medications may lead to fatal complications.

Conditions

Self-medication for Dental Conditions

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Parents of healthy children up to 10 years.
• Parents who accept to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Guardians other than parents (child's father or mother).

• Minimum Eligible Age: 3 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 10 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Faten Salah Abdel-Moniam

Doctor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

Faten Abdel Moniem, B.D.S 2012

Role: CONTACT

fatensal477@gmail.com

01060012325

Soad Abdel Moniem, MD

Role: CONTACT

soadabdelmoniem@yahoo.com

01005654355

References

• Dentistry, P. (2018). RESEARCH ARTICLE SELF-MEDICATION MEDICATION PRACTICES BY PARENTS IN CHILDREN FOR DENTAL CONDITIONS * Amrita Amrita Nayyar and Anand K. Tavargeri Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

• Paulino, M. R., Clementino, M. A., Santos, H. B. de P., Batista, M. I. H. de M., Carvalho, A. A. T., Nonaka, C. F. W., & Sousa, S. A. de. (2019). Self-Medication for Toothache and its Associated Factors in Children and Adolescents. Pesquisa Brasileira Em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada, 19(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.4034/pboci.2019.191.3

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

• Santos ANM, Nogueira DRC, Borja-Oliveira CR. Self-medication among participants of an open university of the third age and associated factors. Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol 2018; 21(4):419-27. https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-22562018021.170204

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

• Bras Odontopediatria Clin Integr 2016; 16(1):229-34. https://doi.org/10.4034/PBOCI.2016.161.24.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

dental self-medication

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id