Objectives: To discover factors associated with parental antibiotic-seeking behavior.
Methods: Parents (N = 90) who had a child 14 years and under participated in the study.
Results: ANOVA revealed differences in scores based on parent's age and whether parents had a job in the medical profession. A stepwise linear regression revealed that parents in the medical profession and parent income were significant predictors of antibiotic-seeking behavior.
Conclusions: Parents who were younger than 30, had a high school diploma or less, did not work in the medical profession, and made less than $50,000 were more likely to follow injudicious antibiotic-seeking behavior.