Tạp chí Y học Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, 9(4):243. DOI
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The study was carried out at 30 communes in 3 districts of Thua Thien Hue province. 442 mothers bearing children under 5 years old and/or being pregnant were involved to analyze for basic knowledge on ARI, CDD and EPI. Results showed that knowledge of mothers on child health care was limited: only 21% of them could name all 6 diseases of EPI program; signs of severe ARI such as tachypnea, rib-cage constriction, stridor were recognized by a small proportion of mothers (2.2% to 22.2%). Similarity was found with signs of severe diarrhoea such as thirst, frequent and bloody stool (3.8% to 24.2%). The authors also indicated that economical situations and education bacground are not revealed strong relation to knowledge on children health care of the mothers.