Abstract

Misuse of antibiotics is considered one of the phenomenon that exist among mothers. This research is aimed at investigating the attitudes and conviction of parents for antibiotic use for their children. Random sample was selected from parents from Amman governorate. The sample composed of (40) family respondents. The results of the research revealed low awareness of parents on the use of antibiotics for their children. Also mothers' awareness is weak for the use of antibiotics during pregnancy, nursing and lactation. The results showed that pharmacists and physician contributes to some extent for the distribution of use of antibiotics despite of the wrong impression among parents that most of the common diseases can be treated through antibiotic.

Key words: Antibiotic, children, patterns.