Infant parents'knowledge, attitude and practice with HFMD and influence factors on a community, Shanghai

ObjectiveTo study the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) and related factors of hand, foot and mouth disease(HFMD) in parents of young children, providing theoretical basis for effective control of the spread of HFMD by working on the prevention and control of HFMD in the community.

MethodsA questionnaire survey was carried out in parents who came to the community hospital for their children vaccinated with sojump.

ResultsThe difference in knowledge score of HFMD between different age groups (F=2.735, P=0.040) was significant, and the score of parents aged 30-40 years was higher (73.57±12.80).The older the children(OR=2.82, P=0.004) and the higher the parent's attention to the information related to HFMD(OR=1.68, P=0.007), the higher the score of knowledge.The male attitude score was 14.68±2.97, and the female attitude score 15.55±2.19.There was statistical significance in the score between male and female(t=5.22, P=0.023).The male behavior score was 2.41±1.02, and the female attitude score 2.59±0.83;the difference was not significant between genders(t=1.61, P=0.205).

ConclusionThe prevention and control of HFMD should be focused on the parents with lower cultural level and their children were newborn, and the educational contents for them should focus on the clinical manifestation, the route of transmission and preventive disinfection and so on in relation to HFMD.