Yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến kiến thức thái độ thực hành của người mẹ về chăm sóc trẻ dưới 5 tuổi bị nhiễm khuẩn hô hấp cấp

Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is the most common disease in children under 5 years of age. Maternal knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) has an effect on morbidity and mortality of ARI. Identifying factors affecting the mother's KAP regarding ARI will help improve the effectiveness of maternal health education programs. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted by interviewing mothers using a standardized questionnaire. Part A including information about the mother; part B asking about knowledge (16 questions); part C asking about attitudes (10 questions); Part D asking about practice (9 questions). The questions were rated using 5 levels according to the Likert scale. The mothers who had been interviewed had children under 5 years old with acute respiratory infections and were recruited by convenient sampling during the study period (10/2020 – 9/2021). Results: A total of 172 mothers were included in the study. The mean age was 29.2 ± 5.41 years old. The total scores of knowledges, attitudes and practices of mothers about ARI were: 61.7 ± 9.6, 42.1 ± 4.1, and 34.8 ± 4.0, respectively. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between knowledge, attitudes and practices (p<0.05). The factors that affect the mother's KAP were mother’s education level, mother’s occupation and family income (p<0.05). Factor probably influencing mother’s KAP was sources of information provided for mothers. Conclusions: In order to improve the effectiveness of health education programs aimed at mothers, it is necessary to pay attention to the factors that may affect the mother's KAP in caring for children under 5 years old with ARI such as mother’s education, mother’s occupation, family income, sources of information provided for mothers.