Regarding the price of the medicines, around one-third (34.8%; n ¼ 293) of children said that the price of medicines is related to their efficacy, and they believed that expensive medicines work better than cheap medicines. In addition, only 52.7% (n ¼ 444) of children answered correctly that the efficacy of medicines is not related to their sources of manufacturing.
Regarding the form of medicines, around one-fourth (25.9%; n ¼ 218) of children believed that the injection form works better than other forms of medicines. Slightly less than one-third (30.5%; n ¼ 257) of children answered correctly that the efficacy of medicines is not related to their forms.
From Table 4 regarding the total score of beliefs, the result showed that there was a significant
difference between males and females according to the total score of beliefs. By comparing the age groups, the p value showed that there was a significant difference in the total beliefs score of 11 and
12 years old. As for the race of children, the p value indicated a statistically significant difference on the total beliefs score for the three races (p < .05). Also the parents’ characteristics showed a statistically significant differences in terms of education level, parents’ job and the SES of the family (p < .05).