NGHIÊN CỨU KIẾN THỨC CỦA CÁC BÀ MẸ CÓ CON DƯỚI 5 TUỔI VỀ TIÊU CHẢY CẤP TẠI HUYỆN PHONG ĐIỀN THÀNH PHỐ CẦN THƠ NĂM 2020-2021

Abstract

Background: According to the statistics of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World health Oganization, the leading cause of death among children under years of age in Vietnam in 2016 is infectious diseases, including pneumonia 9%; diarrhea 7%; measles 2% and neonatal sepsis 5%. Objectives:Determine the percentage of mothers with children under 5 years of age who have correct knowledge about acute diarrhea prevention and some related factors in Phong Dien district, Can Tho city in 2020-2021. Materials and methods: Descriptive Cross-sectional method, survey sample size is 524 mothers with children under 5 years old. Results: Mothers who know that the child has loose stools. 3 times a day is 60.9%; know the cause of diarrhea is 64.1%; know that diarrhea is contagious is 35.5%; know that children withdangerous diarrhea are 83.8%; knowing that diarrhea can cause death; dehydration and malnutrition in children is 41%; knowing that children under 5 years old are prone to diarrhea is 76.3%; know how to wash hands before processing and feeding chidren is 86.5%; knowing how to use clean water is 74%; mothers who know how to handle faeces hygienically is at least 15.1%; knowing that children^’s faeces are the source of diarrhea transmission is 36.8%. Conclusions: the knowledge of mothers about acute diarrhea is not high, it is necessary to improve knowledge on child care for mothers to reduce acute diarrhea in children under 5 years old.