KHẢO SÁT KIẾN THỨC, THỰC HÀNH VỀ PHÒNG CHỐNG NHIỄM KHUẨN HÔ HẤP TRÊN Ở MẸ CỦA TRẺ DƯỚI 5 TUỔI

Abstract

Objective: The study has objectives: Survey knowledge and practice on prevention of upper respiratory infections in mothers of children under 5 years old with diseases treated at Tan Bien Medical Center. Methods: Descriptive, retrospective and prospective study design on 123 children under 5 years old (60 months) diagnosed with upper respiratory infections who came to Tan Bien Medical Center, Tay Ninh for examination and treatment from January 2024 to May 2024. Result: Knowledge about upper respiratory infections: 73.2% of mothers have heard of upper respiratory infections; 97.6% know about rhinitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis; 84.6% of mothers think that upper respiratory infections are contagious and 91.3% answered correctly about the transmission route; 2.4% of mothers do not know about the symptoms of the disease, the majority have average knowledge accounting for 66.7% and 30.9% have good knowledge. Mothers' practices in handling children with upper respiratory infections: most mothers chose to take their children to see a doctor at a public health facility (52.8%) and 35.0% of mothers chose to see a private doctor; 8.9% of mothers bought medicine for their children to take; 3.3% of mothers did nothing to help their children recover when they were sick. Knowledge of child care practices: 62.6% of mothers answered correctly about the knowledge of feeding children enough when they were sick, 67.5% of mothers answered correctly about the knowledge of giving children more food when they were sick, and most mothers used medicine for their children according to the doctor's instructions (92.7%). Knowledge of preventing upper respiratory infections: Only 1.6% of mothers did not know what to do to prevent upper respiratory infections in children, 91.9% of mothers had average knowledge and 6.5% of mothers had good knowledge of prevention. Some factors related to upper respiratory infections such as: Mother's education level affects the recognition of upper respiratory infections, treatment and prevention in children (p<0.05).