Abstract

AMARGOS RAMIREZ, Jaqueline et al. Educational intervention on acute respiratory infections in mothers with children smaller than one year of life. AMC [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.2. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: the high morbidity for acute respiratory infections continues affecting little children. Objective: to demonstrate the effectiveness of an educational intervention program on respiratory infections in mothers with children smaller than one year of life. Method: an educational intervention study was carried out, in forty-five doctor’s offices of the East Polyclinic of Camagüey municipality, from January 2007 to May 2008. The study universe was constituted by seventy-two mothers, with childbirth date from June 1st to August 31 2007. A survey was applied that contained the variables to study, before and after the applied educational intervention. Results: the greatest number of mothers in the age from thirty to thirty-four years, of pre-university schooling and hard-working was found, knowledge were increased to 90,27%. Conclusions: after the intervention the level of knowledge on respiratory infections in mothers was increased. The effectiveness of the educational intervention was demonstrated.

Keywords : INTERVENTION STUDIES; BREAST FEEDING; MOTHERS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; ADULTS.

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