Purpose
This study investigated the relationships between mothers' knowledge and practice level of cough etiquette and their children's practice level of cough etiquette as perceived by their mothers.
Methods
This study was a descriptive correlational study. The data were collected from 160 mothers with preschoolers attending daycare centers and kindergartens in Gwangju, South Korea using self-reported questionnaires.
Results
The correct answer rate for cough etiquette knowledge in mothers was 86.0%, mothers' average practice score was 33.65±4.14, and their children's average practice score was 28.39±4.85 out of 48. The correlation between mothers' cough etiquette knowledge and practice level was not statistically significant. However, mothers' cough etiquette practice was positively correlated with children's cough etiquette level as perceived by mothers (r=.35, p<.001).
Conclusion
The development of a systematic cough etiquette education program and measurements for both mothers and children according to their developmental stages is important to effectively prevent respiratory infections.

Citations

• Trends in the Use of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions in Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic, February 2021 to December 2023: A Mixed Methods Study
  Nicole M. Robertson, Kailey Fischer, Iris Gutmanis, Veronica Zhu, Brenda L. Coleman
  International Journal of Environmental Research an.2025; 22(3): 394.     CrossRef
• Gender differences associated with knowledge, attitude, and behavior about cough etiquette in primary health care
  Rahmat Bakhtiar, Krispinus Duma, Hilda Hilda, Romi Hendra, Anwar Mallongi
  Pharmacia.2024; 71: 1.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate disease prevalence, parent’s educational needs, and disease management according to severity of respiratory infections in early childhood.
Methods
Participants for this study were 173 mothers whose child was admitted to I university hospital in Seoul and whose child was an infant or toddler. Data were collected from December, 17, 2014 to February, 15, 2015 using self-report structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed using IBM/SPSS 21.0 program.
Results
There were significant differences in the severity of respiratory infection according to neonatal admission due to dyspnea, feeding type, atopic dermatitis in the infant or allergic disease in father and siblings. Parent’s educational needs for the severe respiratory infection group were higher than for the non-severe group. Parent’s disease management for the severe respiratory infection group was lower than the non-severe group.
Conclusion
As important care factors in neonatal admissions include dyspnea, cow milk feeding, eczema, family history of allergies, parent’s educational needs and disease management, they should be considered when caring for young children with respiratory infections and their parents.

Citations

• Factors influencing the caregiving performance of mothers of hospitalized toddlers with acute respiratory diseases: A path analysis
  Han Hye-Yul, Kim Shin-Jeong, Ellis Kevin Wayne, Kang Kyung-Ah
  Journal of Child Health Care.2018; 22(4): 591.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge and practice level of infection managements in child guardians with respiratory infections after H1N1 diffusion of 2009.
METHODS
The data were collected during February and March 2010 using a self-report questionnaire. The participants were 228 child guardians. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, means, SD, t-test, F-test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and Cronbach's alpha with the SPSS 17.0 program.
RESULTS
Mean age of the guardians and children were 37.8 years, 4.1 years respectively. For knowledge level of respiratory infections, hand washing method had the highest score and snuffles prevention method, the lowest. For practice level for respiratory infections, environmental hygiene management had the highest score and symptom management, the lowest. Infection management knowledge and practice level had a positively significant correlation in every area.
CONCLUSION
The results indicate the necessity of continual education on infection management, and that the most efficient timing for the education appears be for participants during their first pregnancy or after the woman has delivered her child.

Citations

• Mediating and Moderating Effects of Family Cohesion between Positive Psychological Capital and Health Behavior among Early Childhood Parents in Dual Working Families: A Focus on the COVID-19 Pandemic
  In Young Cho, Sun-Hee Moon, Ji Yeong Yun
  International Journal of Environmental Research an.2021; 18(9): 4781.     CrossRef
• The relationship between mothers' knowledge and practice level of cough etiquette and their children's practice level in South Korea
  Jungsun Kim, Sangeun Oh
  Child Health Nursing Research.2021; 27(4): 385.     CrossRef
• Factors influencing the caregiving performance of mothers of hospitalized toddlers with acute respiratory diseases: A path analysis
  Han Hye-Yul, Kim Shin-Jeong, Ellis Kevin Wayne, Kang Kyung-Ah
  Journal of Child Health Care.2018; 22(4): 591.     CrossRef
• Knowledge and Behavior of Visitors in the Prevention of Respiratory Tract Infections in an Emergency Service, Hospital
  Myeong-Ji Jo, Kyoung-Ja Moon, Eunsuk Lee
  Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursi.2018; 25(3): 210.     CrossRef
• Knowledge and Practice of Fever Management by Mothers of Preschool Children at Home
  Hye Rim Park, In Soo Kwon
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(2): 127.     CrossRef
• University Students' Cough Etiquette Knowledge and Practice to Protect Droplet Infection
  Bo-Young Jin, Shinmi Kim
  Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science.2015; 17(4): 348.     CrossRef