Mục tiêu: Nghiên cứu nhằm mô tả thực trạng về chăm sóc, nuôi dưỡng trẻ bị nhiễm khuẩn hô hấp cấp của các bà mẹ có con dưới 5 tuổi và một số yếu tố liên quan. Phương pháp: Nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang được tiến hành trên  249 bà mẹ có con dưới 5 tuổi tại xã Ngũ Đoan, huyện Kiến Thụy, Hải Phòng. Kết quả: có 211 trẻ đã và đang mắc bệnh NKHHC, chiếm tỷ...

English summary: Objective: The study aimed to describe actual situation of caring and nurturing for children with acute respiratory infection of mothers who had children under 5 years old and some related factors. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 249 mothers with children under 5 years old in Ngu Doan commune, Kien Thuy district, Hai Phong.  Results: 211 children have recently suffered from acute respiratory infection, accounting for 84.7%. The proportion of mothers knowing about respiratory symptoms, such as sneezing was 87.6%, stuffy nose - 96.0%, running nose - 96.4%, coughing - 97.2%. 38.9% of the mothers thought the cause of ARI was cold weather, changing weather, and 40.6% thought it was caused by bacteria and viruses. 49% of the mothers said that the consequences of ARI would lead to bronchopneumonia. 39.8% mothers did not know the consequences of ARI. 100% of mothers said that the best ways to prevent ARI was to keep babies warm,  86.7% said it was to keep their nose and throat clean. 85.5% of mothers had good child care practices when their children had ARI. 64.9% of mothers had the right practices for managing children with ARI. 88.6% of mothers chose initial examination place for children with ARI and only 11.4% of mothers complied with the right diet for ARI children. Conclusions: The proportion of mothers with good knowledge on ARI was relatively high. ARI among children of mothers without proper understanding of consequences of ARI was 2.72 times higher than the other group.