The cognition of infected risk factors among families with children of Helicobacter pylori infection

Abstract

Objective To comprehend the awareness rate and the implementation of risk factors related to Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection in families with children of Helicobacter pylori infection.To analyze the existing problems and formulate effective methods of health education.Methods Totally 558 families infected with HP were investigated with a self-designed structured questionnaire by call-back.Results 527 did not use separate eating tools,350 did not use independent tablewares,14 drank unboiled water,14 did not use bath appliances separately,7 used tooth glasses together,4 did not wash hands before eating and after toilet,no one had mouth-to-mouth feeding.248 children with HP sleeped with their family members and 246 family members used to have HP infections or stomach troubles.Conclusions The families with HP do not establish correct ways of separate eating,so the hospital need to develop multi-channel education.Most families with HP infected children have satisfactory health habits.Nearly half of the children with HP do not sleep in their own beds.Caregivers of children with HP infection should be the capital objects of health education. Key words: Helicobacter pylori; Family; Risk factor; Cognition