Background: antibiotic use is common and unrestricted in many developing countries.
Purpose: to explore knowledge of mothers about antibiotic regarding its indication, its side effects and to study some behavioral aspects associated with its usage.
Subjects And Methods: mothers attending outpatient clinic in Ain Shams University Pediatric Hospital were subjected to interviewing questionnaire which contains different items aimed to be explored.
Results: 577 mothers were interviewed with different educational levels. Regarding indication of antibiotic, 86% of mothers agreed to be given in case of tonsillitis and 15% in coryza. The most mentioned side effect was general weakness (77%). Regarding some behaviors associated with usage of antibiotic, 21% of mother keep the drug after usage to be reused, also 24% of them prescribe the drug to their children compared to 10% who seek pharmacist advice, further results will be discussed.
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