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
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