Table 3 Primary caregivers’ attitudes towards prevention of ingestion of potentially harmful medicines
From: The role of primary caregivers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices in paediatric medication safety
Attitudes of primary caregivers | Yes | No | No response |
|---|---|---|---|
Store medicines in a place where children cannot reach | 370 (96.1%) | 13 (3.4%) | 2 (0.5%) |
Educate children about drug safety through poems, stories, and pictures | 347 (90.1%) | 26 (6.7%) | 12 (3.1%) |
Store medicines in a child-proof bottles with screw caps | 223 (57.9%) | 138 (35.8%) | 24 (6.2%) |
Make medicines taste bad | 155 (40.2%) | 216 (56.1%) | 14 (3.6%) |