Knowledge of prevention and treatment of infectious diarrhea among parents of children under five with diarrhea in Anhui province: an outpatient-clinic-based questionnaire survey
ObjectiveTo assess the status and determinants of knowledge of prevention and treatment of infectious diarrhea among parents of children aged ≤5 years with diarrhea to provide evidence for the development of targeted health intervention strategies. MethodsWe conducted face-to-face interviews with 1...
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| author | Yuanfang SUN Yongkang XIAO Lei GONG Hongyuan WEI Wanwan MA Shuo FENG Qiang ZHANG Linlin LI Qile WU Jiabing WU |
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| description | ObjectiveTo assess the status and determinants of knowledge of prevention and treatment of infectious diarrhea among parents of children aged ≤5 years with diarrhea to provide evidence for the development of targeted health intervention strategies. MethodsWe conducted face-to-face interviews with 1 325 parents of children aged ≤ 5 years diagnosed with infectious diarrhea at outpatient clinics of 8 grade II medical institutions selected by cluster sampling in 4 cities across geographic regions of Anhui province between May 2021 and October 2022. A self-developed questionnaire was used in the survey, which included the parental demographic information, general awareness of infectious diarrhea, and knowledge of infectious diarrhea prevention (10 questions with one point for each correct answer and a total score of 8 was defined as knowledge of the disease prevention) and treatment. A multivariate analysis of factors influencing parental knowledge of diarrhea prevention was performed using binary logistic regression, adjusting for potential confounders. ResultsOf the 1 155 participants with valid responses, 775 (67.1%) were considered knowledgeable about preventing and treating infectious diarrhea. The three questions with the lowest correct response rate were "Does using shared utensils or individual servings during group meals help prevent infectious diarrhea?" (correctly answered by 65.1% of participants), "Does eating food contaminated by flies, cockroaches, and other pests lead to infectious diarrhea?" (69.5%), and "Does frequent nail clipping help prevent infectious diarrhea?" (72.8%). Binary logistic regression analysis indicated that city of residence, monthly household income, education level, and occupation were significant factors influencing participants′ knowledge of infectious diarrhea. ConclusionAmong parents of children aged ≤5 years with diarrhea in Anhui province, general awareness of infectious diarrhea prevention is relatively low, especially among those with lower education levels and household income, suggesting that targeted health education on infectious diarrhea needs to be implemented in different populations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2279eb865d6c42fba62f4a0eff687adf2025-01-23T05:11:54ZzhoEditorial Office of Chinese Journal of Public HealthZhongguo gonggong weisheng1001-05802024-10-0140101266127010.11847/zgggws11429241142924Knowledge of prevention and treatment of infectious diarrhea among parents of children under five with diarrhea in Anhui province: an outpatient-clinic-based questionnaire surveyYuanfang SUN0Yongkang XIAO1Lei GONG2Hongyuan WEI3Wanwan MA4Shuo FENG5Qiang ZHANG6Linlin LI7Qile WU8Jiabing WU9Department of Emergency Health Management and Acute Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei 230601, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Health Management and Acute Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei 230601, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Health Management and Acute Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei 230601, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Health Management and Acute Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei 230601, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Health Management and Acute Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei 230601, ChinaDepartment of Acute Infectious Disease Control, Fuyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuyang 236069, ChinaEmergency Health Office, Hefei Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei 230091, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Suzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Suzhou 234099, ChinaEmergency Health Center, Ma′anshan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ma′anshan 243000, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Health Management and Acute Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei 230601, ChinaObjectiveTo assess the status and determinants of knowledge of prevention and treatment of infectious diarrhea among parents of children aged ≤5 years with diarrhea to provide evidence for the development of targeted health intervention strategies. MethodsWe conducted face-to-face interviews with 1 325 parents of children aged ≤ 5 years diagnosed with infectious diarrhea at outpatient clinics of 8 grade II medical institutions selected by cluster sampling in 4 cities across geographic regions of Anhui province between May 2021 and October 2022. A self-developed questionnaire was used in the survey, which included the parental demographic information, general awareness of infectious diarrhea, and knowledge of infectious diarrhea prevention (10 questions with one point for each correct answer and a total score of 8 was defined as knowledge of the disease prevention) and treatment. A multivariate analysis of factors influencing parental knowledge of diarrhea prevention was performed using binary logistic regression, adjusting for potential confounders. ResultsOf the 1 155 participants with valid responses, 775 (67.1%) were considered knowledgeable about preventing and treating infectious diarrhea. The three questions with the lowest correct response rate were "Does using shared utensils or individual servings during group meals help prevent infectious diarrhea?" (correctly answered by 65.1% of participants), "Does eating food contaminated by flies, cockroaches, and other pests lead to infectious diarrhea?" (69.5%), and "Does frequent nail clipping help prevent infectious diarrhea?" (72.8%). Binary logistic regression analysis indicated that city of residence, monthly household income, education level, and occupation were significant factors influencing participants′ knowledge of infectious diarrhea. ConclusionAmong parents of children aged ≤5 years with diarrhea in Anhui province, general awareness of infectious diarrhea prevention is relatively low, especially among those with lower education levels and household income, suggesting that targeted health education on infectious diarrhea needs to be implemented in different populations.https://www.zgggws.com/article/doi/10.11847/zgggws1142924infectious diarrheachildren with diarrheaparentsawarenessanhui province |
| spellingShingle | Yuanfang SUN Yongkang XIAO Lei GONG Hongyuan WEI Wanwan MA Shuo FENG Qiang ZHANG Linlin LI Qile WU Jiabing WU Knowledge of prevention and treatment of infectious diarrhea among parents of children under five with diarrhea in Anhui province: an outpatient-clinic-based questionnaire survey Zhongguo gonggong weisheng infectious diarrhea children with diarrhea parents awareness anhui province |
| title | Knowledge of prevention and treatment of infectious diarrhea among parents of children under five with diarrhea in Anhui province: an outpatient-clinic-based questionnaire survey |
| title_full | Knowledge of prevention and treatment of infectious diarrhea among parents of children under five with diarrhea in Anhui province: an outpatient-clinic-based questionnaire survey |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge of prevention and treatment of infectious diarrhea among parents of children under five with diarrhea in Anhui province: an outpatient-clinic-based questionnaire survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge of prevention and treatment of infectious diarrhea among parents of children under five with diarrhea in Anhui province: an outpatient-clinic-based questionnaire survey |
| title_short | Knowledge of prevention and treatment of infectious diarrhea among parents of children under five with diarrhea in Anhui province: an outpatient-clinic-based questionnaire survey |
| title_sort | knowledge of prevention and treatment of infectious diarrhea among parents of children under five with diarrhea in anhui province an outpatient clinic based questionnaire survey |
| topic | infectious diarrhea children with diarrhea parents awareness anhui province |
| url | https://www.zgggws.com/article/doi/10.11847/zgggws1142924 |
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