Childhood diarrhoea: assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers attending the tertiary care hospital - an observational analytical study

Ashraf, Ambrine; Bhat, Mohd Ayaz; Mahrukh, .

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“…In a study done among mothers in a tertiary care hospital it was found that 11.5% of the mothers were illiterate, 51.5% had studied up to high school level and 12.5% were graduates or post-graduates. 8 In the present study 90.2% of the mothers were housewives and rest (9.8%) were employed.…”

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“…Similarly in another study 58.5% mothers continued to feed their child, while 26% fed their child to some extent and remaining 15.5% stopped to feed. 8 Preventive measures known to the mothers were boiling /treating drinking water (63.2%), maintaining personal hygiene (65.7%), eating fresh food (72.3%). In another study 62% mothers perceived the importance of personal hygiene and very few mothers (14.5%) knew about boiling water as a preventive method.…”

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Knowledge regarding diarrhoea and its management among mothers of under-five children in an urban area of Amritsar, Punjab

Kaur

Devgun

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Diarrhoeal diseases are a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries, and an important cause of malnutrition. In 2003 an estimated 1.87 million children below 5 years died from diarrhoea. In India nearly 1.5 million under-fives are dying every year only due to acute gastroenteritis. Therefore the present study was conducted to find the knowledge about diarrhoea and its management among the mothers of under-five children.Methods: A total of 400 mothers of under-five children were interviewed. The mothers were selected by adopting simple random sampling method. A pre-designed and pre tested questionnaire was used to collect the information. House to house survey was done to collect the information. Statistical analysis was done by using SPSS 20.0.Results: Majority of the mothers (72.8%) were in age group of 21-30 years. Out of total 53% knew that diarrhoea is passage of three or more loose stool in a day. Education status of mother has significant relation with the knowledge about diarrhoea and its spread (p=.000). 69.5% of the mothers knew that ORS should be given in dehydration. Only 66.3% could tell the correct method of preparing ORS solution. Source of knowledge about ORS for the mothers was mass media (45%), health workers (40.7%), books (29.7%), neighbours (28.2%) and family member (22.2%).Conclusions: The study concludes that there is lack of knowledge among mothers regarding diarrhoea and its management. There is a need of health education for mothers about diarrhoea and its management. IEC activities should be increased to educate the community about the principles of environmental hygiene.

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Knowledge regarding diarrhoea and its management among mothers of under-five children in an urban area of Amritsar, Punjab

Kaur

Devgun

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…[9,18] Although most childhood diarrhoea episodes are mild, acute episodes can result in severe loss of fluids and dehydration, leading to severe health-related consequences and death. [19] Diarrhoeal disease can be prevented simply by properly washing hands, feeding and immunisation. Acute diarrhoea can also be treated with oral rehydration and zinc.…”

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Mothers’/caregivers’ knowledge on aetiology, prevention and management of acute diarrhoea among children under 5 years in Engela District, Namibia

Bauleth,

Mitonga,

Pinehas

2022

South Afr J Pub Health

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Background. Childhood diarrhoea remains a public health problem and is among the leading killers globally of children under 5 years. Even though most childhood diarrhoea episodes are mild, episodes can result in severe loss of fluids and dehydration, leading to severe health-related consequences and death. Most diarrhoea episodes in children under 5 are treated at home by parents/caregivers; therefore, their knowledge about the nutrition and management of diarrhoea in children is critically important. Objective. To assess mothers’/caregivers’ knowledge of the aetiology, prevention and management of acute diarrhoea among children aged under 5 years with diarrhoea, in Ohangwena Region, Namibia.Method. A cross-sectional, non-interventional study was carried out from 17 January 2019 to 9 March 2019. A structured questionnaire was administered through face-to-face interviews. T-tests and logistic regression were applied to determine the factors associated with knowledge. Results. A total of 530 mothers/caregivers of children under 5 years responded to the study questionnaire. Of these, 29.4% were aged between 18 and 30 years, 79.8% were from rural areas, 46.4% had primary education and 16% were illiterate, 59.9% were single, 68.9% had access to information (owned a radio), and 93.2% had a low income of ~NAD200 - 2 000 per month. The majority, 64%, were categorised as having inadequate knowledge on the prevention and management of diarrhoea. In addition, significant associations were observed between knowledge and gender of mothers/caregivers, residential area, marital status, access to information and prevalence of diarrhoea (p<0.05). Conclusion. This study identified the need to develop and intensify strategies that may improve mothers’/caregivers’ knowledge, such as health education, improved literacy and women’s empowerment for them to be able to prevent and manage diarrhoea among children under 5 years old.

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“…In consistent with our findings, many studies reported a low level of mothers towards causes and transmission of diarrhea. [ 2 , 17 , 23 ]. A study from Nigeria reported that the most common causes for childhood diarrhea were contaminated food (24.1%) and unclean water (11.3%) [ 8 ].…”

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Assessment of Saudi Mother’s Knowledge and Attitudes towards Childhood Diarrhea and Its Management

Alghadeer

Wajid

Alhossan

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IJERPH

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This study evaluates the knowledge, attitude of Saudi mothers towards diarrhea in their children and its management at home. Online cross-sectional validated online surveys, targeting Saudi mothers who are living in Saudi Arabia, are used to collect data from the beginning of March to the end of April 2019. Our results show that a total of 1140 mothers (52.1% of them were housewives) participated in the study. Approximately 40.3% of participating mothers believed that childhood diarrhea is a major problem in the Saudi community; however, almost 23% of the participants were unable to identify any critical sign of severe diarrhea, and around 66% falsely stated that diarrhea is caused by teething. Although 62% of our participating mothers knew about oral rehydration therapy (ORS), only 23.5% of them used it for their children. Adequate knowledge about the critical signs, causes, transmission, prevention, and management of childhood diarrhea should be applied in simple language to communicate the health-related information clearly.

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Childhood diarrhoea: assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers attending the tertiary care hospital - an observational analytical study

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Knowledge regarding diarrhoea and its management among mothers of under-five children in an urban area of Amritsar, Punjab

Knowledge regarding diarrhoea and its management among mothers of under-five children in an urban area of Amritsar, Punjab

Mothers’/caregivers’ knowledge on aetiology, prevention and management of acute diarrhoea among children under 5 years in Engela District, Namibia

Assessment of Saudi Mother’s Knowledge and Attitudes towards Childhood Diarrhea and Its Management

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