Investigation in awareness of prevention of upper respiratory tract infection in parents of leukemia children and the effect of health education
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2009.07.042
- VernacularTitle:白血病患儿家长预防患儿上呼吸道感染意识与健康教育效果调查
- Author:
Xiaofen ZHENG
;
Wenxian ZHENG
;
Sinlin XIE
;
Hange FANG
;
Caiyun REN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Leukemia;
Upper respiratory tract infection;
Health education
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2009;25(20):5-7
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of health education on improving awareness of preven-tion of upper respiratory tract infection of parents of leukemia children. Methods 25 parents were ran-domly chosen, and comprehensive health education interventions were provided, including lectures, advisory guidance and brochures. The awareness of prevention of upper respiratory tract infection of parents was e-valuated before and after health education,and the results underwent χ<'2> test. Results After health educa-tion, the awareness of prevention of upper respiratory tract infection of parents significantly improved com-pared with that before. Conclusions Health education can improve awareness of prevention of upper res-piratory tract infection of parents and decrease the incidence of upper respiratory tract infections.
