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Knowledge and practices of mothers on the prevention of acute respiratory infections in children under 5 years old.
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2015) Kamiya Vásquez, Denisse Akemi; Juipa Espinoza, Elizabeth Romina; Zavaleta Gutiérrez, Violeta Aideé
The aim of this research was to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and practices in the prevention of acute respiratory infections among mothers with children under 5 years of age attending the Peru Tercera Zona Health Center. The study was descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 71 mothers, and the technique used was the survey with a questionnaire, which was employed by Carmen Rosario Honorio Quiroz in a similar study. The results showed that 79% of the mothers surveyed had medium knowledge, 13% had low knowledge, and only 8% had high knowledge; while 67% of the mothers reported performing correct practices, and 33% performed incorrect practices. Emphasis should be placed on educating mothers about the importance of vaccination, nutrition in the prevention of this illness, recognizing initial symptoms, identifying otitis as a complication of this clinical condition, and understanding that when a child complains of a sore throat, they are already experiencing a respiratory infection. Regarding practices, the first action that should be taken is to provide warm liquids, offer warmth, avoid rubbing the chest, prevent overcrowding, and increase the number of meals. It was concluded that there is a direct relationship between the mothers’ knowledge level and the practices they undertake in the prevention of acute respiratory infections.