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Abstract

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a common disease that is consistently spread among children in day care center. This research aimed at investigating the factors and the prevalence of the preventive practices performed against the disease by the parents of the children, who were learning at the day care center in the Muang Sub-district of Khon Kaen Province. The data collection of this Cross-sectional Analytical Study involved conducting interviews with a group of 221 individuals from March 9th to April 10th, 2020.  Data analysis was based on Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis, and the size of the relationship was presented by using the Adjusted Odds ratio (ORadj) and the Confidence Interval (CI) of 95%.

In accordance with the final equation in which all of the impacting factors had been controlled, the factors that had had a significant impact (p-value < 0.05) on the prevention of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) among the parents of children in day care center had been: having a Bachelor’s degree or higher (ORadj= 3.02, 95% CI=1.71-5.31; p-value=<0.001) and having a high level of knowledge (≥80%) (ORadj=1.82, 95% CI=1.04-3.19; p-value=0.035). The prevalence of having a good level of practices against HFMD had been observed at 57.5 % (95% CI=50.8-64.0).

In order to prevent the spread of the disease, the local health officials and the teachers at the day care center should conduct a training for the parents in order to disseminate knowledge about preventing the spread of the disease.