Abstract
Objective To explore the mastery of disease-related knowledge among tuberculosis children's parents so as to provide a basis for carrying out health education for children's parents. Methods From November to June 2016, we selected tuberculosis children's parents at West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University as subjects by convenience sampling. A total of 112 children's parents were investigated with the self-designed questionnaire by interview. A total of 112 questionnaire were sent out and all of them were collected with 100% for the recovery rate. Results Among 112 children's parents, they mastered well on key points in the treatment, whether could be cured, medicine taking time and requirements for review of tuberculosis with above 90% for the accuracy rate. There were statistical differences in the mastery of disease-related knowledge among children's parents with different education levels and nations (P<0.05) . Conclusions We should focus on strengthening health education of tuberculosis knowledge for parents with low educational levels, in rural areas and minority nationalities, and health education of drug-related knowledge for all parents. We should develop targeted health education to improve the compliance of tuberculosis treatment in children. Key words: Child; Tuberculosis; Parents; Mastery of knowledge
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