NGHIÊN CỨU KIẾN THỨC, THỰC HÀNH PHÒNG, CHỐNG BỆNH THỦY ĐẬU CỦA BÀ MẸ CÓ CON DƯỚI 5 TUỔI TẠI HUYỆN VĨNH LỢI TỈNH BẠC LIÊU NĂM 2021-2022

Abstract

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that approximately 4.2 million chickenpox cases with severe complications leading to hospitalization and 4200 related deaths occur globally each year. According to the Association of Preventive Medicine, 90% of chickenpox infected patients are children between the ages of 2 and 7 years. Objectives: (1) To describe of the percentage of accurate knowledge and practices on chickenpox prevention of mothers with children under 5 years old. (2) To identify factors affecting correct knowledge and practice. Methods: The cross-sectional descriptive study with systematic random sampling method was performed on 400 women with under 5 years old children. Results: The rates of accurate general knowledge and correct common practice is 47.3% and 63.6% respectively. General knowledge and common practice were related to age, ethnicity, education, occupation, economy, history and sources of access to information. Conclusion: The percentage of general knowledge and practice on chickenpox prevention was low, so it was essential to continue to promote communication in health education related to chickenpox prevention and control, especially children vaccination.