Kiến thức phòng bệnh giun truyền qua đất của phụ nữ dân tộc thiểu số từ 15-49 tuổi tại xã Đắk Wil, huyện Cư Jút, tỉnh Đắk Nông năm 2021

Preventive knowledge about soil-transmitted helminth infections o f ethnic minority is still limited. With women in reproductive age, soil-transmitted helminth infections affect pregnancy and cause anemia, premature birth, underweight children, and even death o f mothers and babies. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that recruited 309 ethnic minority women aged 15-49 by systematic random sampling. The study period was from January 2021 to July 2021, and study site was Dak Wil Commune, Cu Jut District, Dak Nong Province. Results: The percentage o f women who knew about ascaris lumbricoides accountedfor the highest rank (50.48%), followed by ancylostomidae (34.95%)) and finally trichuris trichiura (26.86%)). 89.81%) ofpeople who joined the study had poor knowledge o f soil-transmitted helminth infections. The proportion o f people accessing formation and communication was still low (56.31%)) while most people (98.38%) wanted to receive information about the prevention o f soil-transmitted helminth infections. The majority o f information received was through health workers (62.64%)). Conclusions: The percentage o f ethnic minority women who lack knowledge was still high. Most participants did not have good enough knowledge ofprevention. Nearly half o f the study participants had never received any information about the prevention o f soil-transmitted helminth infections, while most o f the participants wanted to receive information about the prevention o f disease. Recommendation: The authorities and commune health stations should strengthen communication on preventive knowledge o f soil-transmitted helminth infections, especially those with low education, the Dao ethnic minority women and females with 36-49 years old. Focus on communicating to people about information related to the prevention o f soil-transmitted helminth infections.