Investigating the attitude, behavior of parents or direct caretakers of children with atopic dermatitis at Children’s Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City

  • Nguyễn Thị Hồng Chuyên Đại học Y dược Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
  • Nguyễn Thị Khánh Hằng Đại học Y dược Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

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Attitude, behavior, atopic dermatitis

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the attitude and behavior of parents or direct caretakers towards atopic dermatitis in children and to identify associations between the attitude and behavior of parents or direct caretakers and their demographic features, children's demographic, and clinical characteristics. Subject and method: We conducted a cross-study with 206 participants at Children's Hospital 2, between January 2023 and May 2023. Result: Over 60% of participants had positive attitudes towards the impacts of atopic dermatitis on learning and making friends. Younger participants had more positive attitudes towards the affects of this disease on learning (p=0.04) and finance (p=0.01). 64.6% of participants used moisturizers for their children. The associations between using moisturizers and the age of onset (p=0.006) as well as the children's SCORAD score (p=0.004) were significant. Conclusion: The attitude and behavior of parents or direct caretakers play important roles in controlling disease in children with atopic dermatitis.

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