KIẾN THỨC CỦA BÀ MẸ DÂN TỘC ÍT NGƯỜI VỀ BỆNH VIÊM PHỔI Ở TRẺ DƯỚI 5 TUỔI

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess ethnic minority mothers’knowledge about pneumonia in children under 5 years old at Tay Nguyen Regional General Hospital and some related factors. Method and subjects: A cross-sectional study was carried out from January 2023 to June 2023 at Pediatrics Department - Tay Nguyen Regional General Hospital of 115 ethnic minority mothers who had children with pneumonia. Results: The data from 115 participants showed that the ethnic mothers had correct knowledge about pneumonia accounted for 34,78%; Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the independent relationship between factors related to correct knowledge about pneumonia among ethnic minority mothers showed a statistically significant difference between ethnic minority mothers have correct and incorrect knowledge about pneumonia in children under 5 years old according to their occupation (p=0.02; OR=1.7; CI 95%: 1.06 – 2.74); Ethnic minority mothers with 3 or more children had better knowledge about pneumonia than ethnic minority mothers with 1-2 children (p=0,03; OR=7,97; CI 95%: 1,20 – 52,08). Conclusion: 34.78% of ethnic minority mothers have correct knowledge about pneumonia in children under 5 years old. Multivariate Logistics regression analysis shows that there is a relationship between occupational variables and the number of children in the family of ethnic minority mothers with the mother's correct knowledge about pneumonia (p<0.05).