KIẾN THỨC VÀ THÁI ĐỘ THỰC HÀNH CHĂM SÓC CỦA BÀ MẸ VỀ BỆNH HEN PHẾ QUẢN Ở TRẺ EM TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐA KHOA THÀNH PHỐ VINH

Abstract

Objectives: Describe the current status of knowledge, attitudes, practices, care management and prevention of mothers about bronchial asthma in children at the Pediatrics Department of Vinh City General Hospital in 2022. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study with analysis. Result: A study of 95 mothers at the Pediatrics Department of Vinh City General Hospital on the status of knowledge, attitude, practice, care, and prevention of mothers about asthma in children. Results: The rate of children with asthma in the family with someone with asthma was 73.7%, of which the number of children diagnosed and treated for >1 year was 62.1%. In which, 42.1% of children are taking anti-seizure medication, 26.3% are using reliever medication, 31.6% are using a combination of anti-seizure medication; Knowledge of mothers about risk factors for the onset of HPQ due to diet is 70.5%, environmental factors, smoke and dust have 54.7%, weather 75.3%. The percentage of mothers who knew about severe signs of the disease such as wheezing, stridor, chest indrawing and dyspnea was still low (55.8; 26.3; 43.2; 36.8%); 73.6% of mothers have the right attitude to use asthma medications adequately and correctly, 26.4% have the wrong attitude while the percentage of mothers with the right attitude to use asthma relievers is 93.7%. The mother can distinguish between reliever and preventer is 75.8%, recognize the amount of medicine left in the bottle of MDI is 63.2%; 89.4% of mothers practiced proper inhalation hygiene; 87.4% of mothers practice rinsing their children's mouth after spraying; The percentage of mothers practicing dose reduction, stopping anti-epileptic drugs for children with COPD accounted for 77.9%, the remaining 21.1% did not know; 87.4% of mothers practiced the correct use of reliever medication. Conclusion: Asthma is a common respiratory disease in children. Some deaths were caused by the mothers' lack of knowledge and practice in prevention as well as management attitudes. Health education on follow-up care for children with bronchial asthma is very necessary, bringing efficiency to the treatment process, helping mothers to take better care of their children at home. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers in handling care and prevention during the illness of their children.