MOTHERS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IMPROVING CHILDREN'S IMMUNITY AND THE PREFERRED RESOURCES TO GATHER HEALTH INFORMATION

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Published: Dec 10, 2021
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children mothers social media pandemics COVID-19 health promotion surveys and questionnaires child health immune system

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Siti Khuzaiyah
Midwifery Department, Faculty of Health Science, University of Muhammadiyah Pekajangan
Nur Chabibah
Midwifery Department, Faculty of Health Science, University of Muhammadiyah Pekajangan

Abstract

Background: Improving a child's immunity is essential, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mothers who are knowledgeable about how to improve the children's immune system tend to perform better measures to enhance their children's health. Furthermore, understanding the preferred resources to gather health information is essential to provide better service for mothers. This study aimed to explore mothers' knowledge in improving a child's immunity and the preferred resources to gather health information related to immune boosters in children


Methods: This study was a descriptive quantitative exploring mother's knowledge and preferred resources. A number of 107 mothers who had children under five years filled out a questionnaire. The questionnaire was made using google form and distributed to the targeted subject. The data was then analyzed using descriptive-analytic.


Results: The result of this study indicates that almost a half of respondents (47.7%) were non-Knowledgeable and about 52.3 % of respondents were knowledgeable about how to improve a child's immunity during the pandemic of COVID-19. The mean score was 75.23. On the other hand, almost half of mothers (45.8%) preferred using social media to gather information about immune boosters in their children. 


Conclusion: Health providers should consider social media as the primary media to deliver health promotion and improve mothers' knowledge level about immune boosters in children, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.    

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021): Proceeding of The 4th International Conference on Interprofessional Health Collaboration and Community Empowerment
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Proceeding

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