Objective: Corticosteroid phobia is an important factor affecting therapy compliance negatively in daily practice. Thereis no study on the attitudes of the general population and health care workers on this issue in our country. Our objectivewas to investigate the information and anxiety levels of parents about topical medications containing corticosteroids,and their effects on treatment. Material and Methods: A total of 300 individuals that consisted of the parents of the patients who were admitted tothe pediatric clinics for various health reasons and the health care workers of our hospital were asked to complete aquestionnaire on this topic. The items in the questionnaire consisted of questions on whether the parents had previouslyused cortisone-based ointments on their children, whether they had any concerns regarding the issue, and what sideeffects, in their opinion, might develop in case the drug was applied on the skin. Results: The anxiety rates were found to be 20.5% (n=41) in the patient s parents group, and 54% (n=54) in the healthcare workers group. Due to anxiety, 40% of the patient s parents group never applied the treatment, and 24 % ofthem discontinued the treatment early. As regards the open-ended question on why people felt anxiety about steroids,79% reported possible side effects, 8.32% hormonal disorder, 4.16% diabetes, 4.16% gaining weight, and 4.16%blemishing of skin. conclusion: We detected an unnecessary phobia regarding steroids in the general population and even in health careworkers with increasing education level and the anxiety affected the treatment process negatively. Thus, we suggest thatphysicians consider this fact and provide sufficient information to parents prior to treatment to affect the results of thetreatment positively.