THAY ĐỔI KIẾN THỨC, THỰC HÀNH SỬ DỤNG KHÁNG SINH CỦA BÀ MẸ CÓ CON NHIỄM KHUẨN HÔ HẤP CẤP TÍNH SAU GIÁO DỤC SỨC KHỎE TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐÔNG HƯNG -THÁI BÌNH

Abstract

Objective: Assessing the change in knowledge and practice of antibiotic use of mothers of children under 5 years old with acute respiratory infections treated at Dong Hung General Hospital - Thai Binh after health education. Subjects and methods: The study was carried out on 97 mothers with children under 5 years of age with acute respiratory infections treated at Dong Hung General Hospital from March to June 2020. With the research method Health education intervention has before - after comparison on a group of subjects on knowledge of antibiotic use based on the guidelines for antibiotic use of the Ministry of Health and recommendations of WHO. Results: Before the health education intervention, mothers' knowledge and practice of antibiotic use was still low.The percentage of mothers who have knowledge of antibiotic use is 34%, the average score is 7.85±4.05 out of a total score of 18. The percentage of mothers who have practice in using antibiotics is 43.3%, the average score is 6.3 ± 2.09 out of 12. After the intervention, mothers' knowledge and practice of antibiotic use increased significantly and reached 100%. The difference was statistically significant with p < 0.01. Conclusion: The knowledge and practice of using antibiotics of mothers before the intervention was limited but improved significantly after the intervention. This shows the effectiveness of health education in improving mothers' knowledge about rational use of antibiotics and limiting the consequences of antibiotic resistance.