Open AccessKNOWLEDGE OF ANTICIPATED DRUG USE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OLD CHILDREN IN TWO COMMUNITIES, KIEN XUONG DISTRICT, THAI BINH PROVINCE 2020
Author(s) -
Nguyễn Thị Ái,
Nguyễn Hà My,
Phan Thu Nga,
Bùi Thị Huyền Diệu,
Bùi Thị Bình
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2354-0613
DOI - 10.52163/jcm.v62i3.34
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , medical prescription , epidemiology , pediatrics , research object , under five , environmental health , family medicine , cross sectional study , disease , traditional medicine , geography , nursing , pathology , regional science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Objective: To describe the current state of caregivers’ knowledge of using antibiotics for children under 5 years old in two communes, Kien Xuong district, Thai Binh province by 2020. Study object: Caregivers in two communes of KienXuong district, Thai Binh.Research method: Epidemiological method described through cross-sectional investigation with analysis.Research results: Percentage of subjects with knowledge of using antibiotics accounts for 68.5%. In which, the percentage of subjects who have ever heard of information about using antibiotics accounted for 87.8%. The research subjects’ knowledge of how to handle when the child’s disease status is reduced is to stop antibiotics as soon as the child’s disease status decreases, accounting for 73.5%. The proportion of respondents who believe that using antibiotics requiresa doctor’s prescription is 60.3%