Table 7 Pediatrician’s most prescribed drugs and parents’ concerned toward prescriptions
From: Acute cough in Italian children: parents’ beliefs, approach to treatment, and the family impact
Antibiotics | Corticosteroids | Antitussive Anti-inflammatory | Aerosol | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Prescribed by pediatrician | ||||
Always | 5.30% | 4.97% | 26.66% | 33.61% |
Sometimes | 78.15% | 43.38% | 64.07% | 49.34% |
Never | 15.40% | 49.67% | 7.95% | 17.05% |
Don’t know / prefer not to answer | 1.16% | 1.99% | 1.32% | – |
Parents’ concerned | ||||
No | 8.33% | 5.48% | ||
A little | 36.51% | 26.37% | ||
Very | 47.02% | 46.23% | ||
Highly | 8.13% | 20.55% | ||
Don’t know / prefer not to answer | – | 1.37% | ||