Summary of PHD thesis: Some epidemiological characteristics and intervention effeciency for respiratory infections in children under 5 years at cho moi districts in Bac Kan province

Objective of the projec: identify several risk factors related to acute lowerrespiratory infectionsa; evaluate effectiveness of interventional measures for acute respiratory infections in the community.
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Summary of PHD thesis: Some epidemiological characteristics and intervention effeciency for respiratory infections in children under 5 years at cho moi districts in Bac Kan province The work was completed in: THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Medico-Pharmaceutical University - Thai Nguyen University UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY Advisors: 1. Assoc. Prof.,PhD. Nguyen Thanh Trung ĐAM THI TUYET 2. Prof.,PhD. Trưong Viet Dung Opponent 1: .......................................................................................... SOME EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS .......................................................................................... AND INTERVENTION EFFECIENCY FOR Opponent 2: ..........................................................................................RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS .......................................................................................... AT CHO MOI DISTRICTS IN BAC KAN PROVINCE Opponent 3: .......................................................................................... .......................................................................................... Specialty: Social Hygiene and Health Organization The thesis will be protected in Thesis Committee in National Level Code: 62.72.73.15 held in Thai Nguyen Medico-Pharmaceutical University At .............in .............., ................, 20... SUMMARY OF PhD THESIS The information from this thesis can be found at: - National Library Thai Nguyen - Year 2010 - Learning Resource Center - Thai Nguyen University - Library of Thai Nguyen Medico-Pharmaceutical University 1 2 INTRODUCTION NEW CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE THESIS The thesis has identified a situation of acute respiratory Acute respiratory infections are very common diseases with the infections in children under 5 years old in Cho Moi District, Bac Kanhighest morbidity and mortality in children, especially pneumonia province remaining high.among under-five children in developing countries. The study was carried out in mountainous areas, highlands, In Viet Nam, every year about 32 - 40 million episodes of disadvantaged areas, ethnic minorities. In there, people’s livingchildren suffer from acute respiratory infections and about 22 – conditions remained poor, backward and less access to information,24,000 children have died from pneumonia. In disadvantaged, remote and their awareness was slow, but if intervened by the healthareas, pneumonia is still a cause of a leading death in children. Now, education communication with appropriate methods such as oralacute respiratory infections in children accounts for approximately propaganda in ethnic minority languages combining with posters,39.7% in the community. In general, main causes of acute respiratory leaflets, video tapes, local simple terms, easily to understand wouldinfections are due to viruses, bacteria, pulmonary tuberculosis in bring results and attract the community to participatechildren and fungus. In addition, owing to the impact of risk factors The intervention measure has mobilized local humansuch as environmental pollutions, cramped housing, smoke of the resources, attracted the participation of the community, closecooking, tobacco smoke, low birth weight, malnourished children, coordination between the commune health centers, village healthdiarrhea and climate changes. Mother’s early recognition of signs of workers and people, easily to mobilize, possible to work at all time,respiratory infections as well as how to care for children with any where.respiratory infections is still limited, especially mothers living in the The iinterventional measure has a horizontal impact and depth:mountainous, remote areas. Width: The health education communication for mothers with So, well done to prevent acute respiratory infections in children children under 5 years old or caregivers for detection, classification,will reduce the morbidity and mortality in children, particularly treatment, care , acute respiratory infection control in children.children under 5 years old and since that it will reduce funding to pay Depth: Medical care at Home: Children were followed up infor drugs, medical services in hospitals, reduce the overload by the households to detect and classify a disease and thus children werechildren with acute respiratory infections treate ...