Knowledge and Practice of Mothers with Children Under 5 Suffering from Acute Respiratory Infections at Hai Phong Medical University Hospital in 2024

This study aims to: Investigate the knowledge and practices of mothers regarding the children care with acute respiratory infections (ARI) at the Pediatrics Department of Hai Phong University Hospital in 2024 and identify certain factors relate to their knowledge and practices. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with a total of 218 participating mothers. The results showed that: 72.5% had adequate knowledge, and 60.2% had adequate practices. Mothers with non-agricultural occupations were 4.27 times more likely to have adequate knowledge compared to mothers working in agriculture job (p = 0.019). Mothers with education levels above high school were 1.84 times more likely to have adequate practices compared to those with lower education (p = 0.028).