Kiến thức và thực hành phòng chống bệnh tay chân miệng của các bà mẹ có con dưới 5 tuổi tại xã Thanh Sơn huyện Kim Bảng, tỉnh Hà Nam

This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted at Thanhson commune, Kimbang district in Hanam province about knowledge and practice of mothers on hand-foot and mouth disease prevention. Results showed that more than half of mothers (57.6 percent) knew the symptom of ulcers in mouth; 78.1 percent knew the symptom of blisters in palm and feet. Only 68.8 percent of them knew the sensible age group for the disease as from 10 years and lower. About more than half of mothers (57.3 percent) knew that the infected rout was digestive tract. About 61.1 percent of mothers knew that it is necessary to clean hand before eating and 76.8 percent of them indicated that it is necessary to clean hand after toileting to prevent this disease. However, only 56.6 percent of them did washing hand with soap before feeding children and 68.4 percent of them washed hand after helping children toileting.