"But it's just paracetamol" : caregivers ability to administer over-the-counter painkillers to their children with the information provided

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dc.contributor.advisorRother, Hanna-Andreaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGibson, Fionaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-06T14:16:00Z
dc.date.available2015-10-06T14:16:00Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractUnintentional overdose of over-the-counter (OTC) medications has become an increasing global public health concern due to the common and frequent use of painkillers among end users, to self-medicate and medicate others, without fully understanding the associated health risks. While many developed countries have started to implement measures in an attempt to reduce access to large quantities and raise awareness of the dangers of misuse of OTC medications, this is not the case in many middle and low income countries. Instead, many individuals are forced to rely on written information while faced with poor health literacy, inadequate information and limited verbal information from health professionals, all of which contribute to the increase in unsafe behaviours leading to overdosing. In South Africa, most unintentional overdoses from OTC painkillers occur in children, which can often be attributed to incorrect dosing from caregivers. With the common practice of re-packaging medications at a distribution level, individuals are often not provided with adequate information about their medication, appropriate for their level of health literacy. This study explored whether caregivers are able to make informed decisions about the correct and safe administration of popular OTC painkillers (specifically paracetamol) to their children, based on information from labels, medication inserts and/or patient information leaflets (PILs).en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGibson, F. (2013). <i>"But it's just paracetamol" : caregivers ability to administer over-the-counter painkillers to their children with the information provided</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14146en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGibson, Fiona. <i>""But it's just paracetamol" : caregivers ability to administer over-the-counter painkillers to their children with the information provided."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14146en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGibson, F. 2013. "But it's just paracetamol" : caregivers ability to administer over-the-counter painkillers to their children with the information provided. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Gibson, Fiona AB - Unintentional overdose of over-the-counter (OTC) medications has become an increasing global public health concern due to the common and frequent use of painkillers among end users, to self-medicate and medicate others, without fully understanding the associated health risks. While many developed countries have started to implement measures in an attempt to reduce access to large quantities and raise awareness of the dangers of misuse of OTC medications, this is not the case in many middle and low income countries. Instead, many individuals are forced to rely on written information while faced with poor health literacy, inadequate information and limited verbal information from health professionals, all of which contribute to the increase in unsafe behaviours leading to overdosing. In South Africa, most unintentional overdoses from OTC painkillers occur in children, which can often be attributed to incorrect dosing from caregivers. With the common practice of re-packaging medications at a distribution level, individuals are often not provided with adequate information about their medication, appropriate for their level of health literacy. This study explored whether caregivers are able to make informed decisions about the correct and safe administration of popular OTC painkillers (specifically paracetamol) to their children, based on information from labels, medication inserts and/or patient information leaflets (PILs). DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - "But it's just paracetamol" : caregivers ability to administer over-the-counter painkillers to their children with the information provided TI - "But it's just paracetamol" : caregivers ability to administer over-the-counter painkillers to their children with the information provided UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14146 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14146
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGibson F. "But it's just paracetamol" : caregivers ability to administer over-the-counter painkillers to their children with the information provided. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14146en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPublic Healthen_ZA
dc.title"But it's just paracetamol" : caregivers ability to administer over-the-counter painkillers to their children with the information provideden_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPHen_ZA
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