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Date Published: 15/04/2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v511i1.2035
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Vol. 511 No. 1 (2022)
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Thị Ngọc Bích, T. ., & Ngọc Toàn, P. . (2022). ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF MOTHERS ABOUT TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OLD WITH PNEUMONIA AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL PEDIATRICS C OF THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN 2021. Vietnam Medical Journal, 511(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v511i1.2035

ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF MOTHERS ABOUT TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OLD WITH PNEUMONIA AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL PEDIATRICS C OF THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN 2021

Trần Thị Ngọc Bích1, Phạm Ngọc Toàn1,
1 Vietnam National Children's Hospital

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Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of hospitalization and death in children under 5 years of age. Caregivers have a decisive role in the early detection and management of pneumonia in children. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study surveying caregivers of children with pneumonia from 1 month to under 5 years of age inpatient treatment at Department of General Pediatrics C, National Children's Hospital. Results: A study of 300 caregivers showed that most of them were under 30 years old (54.7%) and had an education level > high school (69.3%). Correct knowledge of disease concepts (83%), disease causes (90.7%), predisposing factors (71.7%), recognition signs of pneumonia (98%); symptoms of cough (82.7%), symptoms of chest retractions (48.7%), complications of pneumonia (87.7%); know how to take care of children with pneumonia (85%), nutritional support (77%); personal hygiene (68.3%); environmental sanitation (98%). Percentage of mothers with correct practice of temperature check (75.7%); know how to reduce fever (84.3%), hygiene (77.7%); nutrition (82%), know how to support children when coughing (50%). The percentage of caregivers with correct general knowledge about pneumonia accounted for 75.7% and practice about child’s care reached 64%. Conclusion: The percentage of caregivers with correct general knowledge about pneumonia accounted for 75.7%, and 64% of correct child’s care practices. It is necessary to improve knowledge and practice of caregivers of children with pneumonia, even in families with high living conditions

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Pneumonia, caregiver, child’s care, practice

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