Survey and Influencing Factors on the Awareness of Children's Health Knowledge among Parents of Preschool Children in Longshan Street of Fuqing

Chen Xiangqiang; Zheng Zhou

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1001-568X.2024.12.0015

Abstract：OBJECTIVE To investigate the awareness of children's health knowledge among parents of preschool children in Longshan Street of Fuqing,and explore its influencing factors.METHODS A cluster stratified random sampling method was used to select 150 parents of preschool children from 5 kindergartens in Longshan Street of Fuqing from 2021 to 2023.All parents were received questionnaire survey to analyze their awareness of child health knowledge,and χ2 test and multiple factor logistic regression analyses were conducted to clarify its influencing factors.RESULTS The total accuracy rate of the answers from 150 parents of preschool children was 28.31%.The three items with the lowest accuracy rates were"prevention of rickets"(7.33%),"correct number of health examinations"(6.00%),and"common psychological problems in children"(5.33%).Among 150 parents of preschool children,44 had good knowledge(29.33%)and 106 had poor knowledge.The effects of age,parental identity,education level,residence and monthly family income on parents'health care knowledge were significant(χ2=11.712,6.378,6.328,5.406,7.456,P＜0.05).The results of logistic regression analysis showed that aged 20～30 years old(OR=1.606),father's identity(OR=2.439),junior high school education level or below(OR=1.562),lived in rural areas(OR=2.045),and monthly household income≤5000 yuan(OR=1.817)were independent risk factors affecting the awareness of health knowledge among preschool children and their parents.CONCLUSION The awareness of children's health knowledge among parents of preschool children in Longshan Street of Fuqing is relatively poor,which is influenced by factors such as age,parental identity,educational level,place of residence,and monthly family income.Therefore,it is necessary to focus on and strengthen education efforts.