[Survey on knowledge, attitude and practices in asthmatic children's parents in Beijing].
OBJECTIVE
To study the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) concerning asthma in parents of children with asthma and the related factors.


METHODS
Questionnaire survey was conducted by using the multi-center research methods in twenty hospitals with asthmatic clinic or pediatric clinic in Beijing from August to October in 2008. The investigation focused on Beijing permanent residents with children who have been diagnosed as asthma for more than 6 months.


RESULTS
Totally 390 parents of asthmatic children were investigated among whom 351 provided valid questionnaires, the response rate reached 90.0%; 75.2% of the parents knew that the nature of asthma is a chronic allergic airway inflammatory disease; 54.4% of parents think that even if the child is in a state of asthma control he/she can participate in only mild exercise; 88.4% of parents consider that the long-term use of inhaled corticosteroid would have a mild effect on growth and development of children. Of the asthmatic children, 32.5% adhered to use inhaled corticosteroid prescription; 47.2% adhered to use leukotriene receptor modulator; 45.3% of parents of children with acute asthma attack will add antibiotics; 18.1% of parents would choose short-acting beta2-agonist. The multi-factors Logistic regression suggested that the parents' educational background and the frequency of referral in children with asthma under control may have an influences on the parents' KAP (P < 0.05, OR > 1).


CONCLUSIONS
The general understanding of asthma in asthmatic children's parents in Beijing area is good, the higher the parents' educational background and revisit frequency of asthmatic children whose disease is under control, the better the Parents' KAP.
Zhang
Guo-qing
GQ
Prevention, Treatment and Education Center for Asthma, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China.
Zhao
Jing
J
Shen
Kun-ling
KL
Xiang
Li
L
Xia
Guang-ming
GM
Yang
Xue-qiu
XQ
Bao
Hui-ling
HL
D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010290:Parents; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires