Evaluation of parents’ attitudes and practices related to antibiotic use for their children in Kosovo: a cross-sectional survey

Self-medication and lack of patient adherence contribute to antibiotic misuse. This article describes parents’ attitudes and practices regarding use of antibiotics by their children in Kosovo. A cross-sectional survey was conducted during data collection. We surveyed a total of 453 parents of children aged 0–15 years, who had experiences with using antibiotics for their children. Correlation tests and regression analysis were used to explore the relationship between variables. Our findings showed that 42.2