Kiến thức phòng bệnh giun truyền qua đất của phụ nữ dân tộc thiểu số từ 15-49 tuổi tại xã Đắk Wil, huyện Cư Jút, tỉnh Đắk Nông năm 2021

Background: Preventive knowledge about soil-transmitted helminth infections of ethnic minority is still limited. With women in reproductive age, soil-transmitted helminth infections that affect pregnancy cause anemia, premature birth, underweight children, and even death of mothers and babies. Method: The cross-sectional study conducted interviews technique for 309 ethnic minority women aged 15-49 who were systematically randomized. The study period was from January 2021 to July 2021 and it was located in Dak Wil Commune, Cu Jut District, Dak Nong Province. Results: The percentage of women who knew about ascaris lumbricoides accounted for the highest rank (50.48%), followed by ancylostomidae (34.95%) and finally trichuris trichiura (26.86%). 89.81% of people who joined in the study had poor knowledge of soil-transmitted helminth infections. The proportion of people accessing information and communication was still low (56.31%) while most people (98.38%) wanted to receive information about the prevention of soil-transmitted helminth infections. The majority of information received was confirmed by health workers (62.64%). Conclusion: The percentage of ethnic minority women who lack knowledge was still quite high. Most participants did not have good enough knowledge of prevention. Nearly half of the study participants had never received any information about the prevention of soil-transmitted helminth infections, while most of the participants wanted to receive information about the prevention of disease. Recommendation: The authorities and commune health stations should strengthen communication on preventive knowledge of soil-transmitted helminth infections, especially those with low-educated, the Dao ethnic minority women and 36-49 years old females. Focus on communicating to people about information related to the prevention of soil-transmitted helminth infections.