Actions undertaken by parents in prevention of acute respiratory infections in children.
Introduction and objective Acute infections of the respi-ratory system in children constitute a significant health, epi- demiological and social problem. Due to the high frequency of infections in children and their repeated severe course, prophylactic measures are of particular importance. The aim...
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| author | Violetta Koźlak Violetta Cebulska Weronika Dyoniziak Robert Koźlak |
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| description | Introduction and objective
Acute infections of the respi-ratory system in children constitute a significant health, epi-
demiological and social problem. Due to the high frequency of infections in children and their repeated severe course, prophylactic measures are of particular importance. The aim of the study was to analyze and evaluate the efforts undertaken by parents in the prevention of acute respiratory infections in children
Material and methods
Research was carried out among 122 parents of children diagnosed with acute respiratory infection. The study used the method of own diagnostic survey
Results
The vast majority of parents (95.4%) confirmed that their children were vaccinated in accordance with the current vaccination schedule. The majority of respondents (55%) in-dicated that their children were not breastfed until 6 months of age. The results revealed that the mean incidence of pneu-
monia was higher in those who were not breastfed (0.44 ±0.89) than in the group of children breastfed up to 6 monthsof age (p = 0.0412). In almost half of the children, the durationof walks / regular physical activity during the day was only 60 minutes – 48.1% of the respondents.
Conclusions
In the group of factors increasing the risk of acute respiratory infections in children, the attendance to nur-series / kindergartens dominated. The most frequent actions taken by parents to reduce the risk of acute respiratory infec- tions in children included: observing the vaccination schedule, adequate number of hours of sleep in the child, administration of vitamin D, and parents who do not smoke cigarettes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d447195902d746a9aa5b1271a1e783bf2023-03-15T11:29:02ZengInstitute of Rural HealthMedycyna Ogólna i Nauki o Zdrowiu2083-45432084-49052022-02-01281586210.26444/monz/145976145976Actions undertaken by parents in prevention of acute respiratory infections in children.Violetta Koźlak0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7868-0876Violetta Cebulska1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5992-6447Weronika Dyoniziak2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0506-2692Robert Koźlak3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1679-2033Calisia University, Department of Health Sciences, Calisia, PolandCalisia University, Department of Health Sciences, Calisia, PolandPleszew Medical Center, Department of Children’s Diseases, Pleszew, PolandPleszew Medical Center, Department of Children’s Diseases, Pleszew, PolandIntroduction and objective Acute infections of the respi-ratory system in children constitute a significant health, epi- demiological and social problem. Due to the high frequency of infections in children and their repeated severe course, prophylactic measures are of particular importance. The aim of the study was to analyze and evaluate the efforts undertaken by parents in the prevention of acute respiratory infections in children Material and methods Research was carried out among 122 parents of children diagnosed with acute respiratory infection. The study used the method of own diagnostic survey Results The vast majority of parents (95.4%) confirmed that their children were vaccinated in accordance with the current vaccination schedule. The majority of respondents (55%) in-dicated that their children were not breastfed until 6 months of age. The results revealed that the mean incidence of pneu- monia was higher in those who were not breastfed (0.44 ±0.89) than in the group of children breastfed up to 6 monthsof age (p = 0.0412). In almost half of the children, the durationof walks / regular physical activity during the day was only 60 minutes – 48.1% of the respondents. Conclusions In the group of factors increasing the risk of acute respiratory infections in children, the attendance to nur-series / kindergartens dominated. The most frequent actions taken by parents to reduce the risk of acute respiratory infec- tions in children included: observing the vaccination schedule, adequate number of hours of sleep in the child, administration of vitamin D, and parents who do not smoke cigarettes.https://www.monz.pl/Actions-undertaken-by-parents-in-prevention-of-acute-respiratory-infections-in-children,145976,0,2.htmlreventive actionsrisk factorsacute respiratory infections |
| spellingShingle | Violetta Koźlak Violetta Cebulska Weronika Dyoniziak Robert Koźlak Actions undertaken by parents in prevention of acute respiratory infections in children. Medycyna Ogólna i Nauki o Zdrowiu reventive actions risk factors acute respiratory infections |
| title | Actions undertaken by parents in prevention of acute respiratory infections in children. |
| title_full | Actions undertaken by parents in prevention of acute respiratory infections in children. |
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| title_short | Actions undertaken by parents in prevention of acute respiratory infections in children. |
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