Knowledge and Attitude of Mothers about Diarrhea, ORS and Feeding Practices in Under-Five Children in a Rural Area of Ranga Reddy, Telangana

Rani, Vidya; Vaz, Leo S.; Gn, Kusneniwar

doi:10.18535/jmscr/v4i10.48

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“…Studies conducted in Cameroon and India also showed similar results. 13,14 In the current study, association was found between ORS use and maternal SES (p=0.002). This might be due to the fact that mother-child pairs belonging to upper class were very few in the study 3(0.9%).…”

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“…These results are contrary to a study conducted in Dadu, Sindh, where the majority was uneducated and belonged to rural areas, but the current findings are similar to other studies where the majority was educated (75%) and belonged to poor SES (78%). (11)(12)(13) Age <2 years was the most common group among children 263(78.7%) with male preponderance 180(53.9%) in the current study. In a study done in Cameroon, 1-12 months was the most common age group (37.2%).…”

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Awareness of quantity of ORS and Zinc among mothers of under five children with diarrhoea at a tertiary care Centre Lahore

Duggal¹,

Bari²,

Mansoor³

et al. 2021

J Pak Med Assoc

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Abstract Objectives: To assess mothers’ knowledge about quantity of ORS and zinc in management of diarrhoea. Methods: Cross sectional study conducted over a period of 4 months from May 2019 to August 2019 among mothers accompanying under five children admitted in the diarrhoea ward of The Children’s hospital Lahore for rehydration and included 334 children age 2 months to 59 months. Data was collected regarding age, sex, residence, number of children in house hold, socioeconomic status, maternal literacy status, mother’s awareness of signs of dehydration in diarrhoea, familiarity with the term oral rehydration salt (ORS) as regards its correct preparation and administration and Zinc supplementation in diarrhoea. Conclusion: Majority mothers were aware of ORS and doctors were the main source of information. Many knew the correct role of ORS in diarrhoea and its method of preparation as sachet pack was the most commonly used type. Although ORS use rate was high, but most mothers were unaware of quantity of ORS to be given. Zinc use in diarrhoea was very low in our study. Keywords: Awareness, ORS, Zinc, Diarrhoea.

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Awareness of quantity of ORS and Zinc among mothers of under five children with diarrhoea at a tertiary care Centre Lahore

Duggal¹,

Bari²,

Mansoor³

et al. 2021

J Pak Med Assoc

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“…Diarrhea is both preventable and treatable disease, but due to improper knowledge of mothers and their misdirected approach toward the disease management results in severe dehydration and death. 3 The goals of diarrhea treatment are to maintain or recover hydration, treat the underlying causes, and relieve symptoms. The use of oral rehydration salt (ORS) is extremely effective in treating acute watery diarrhea and has markedly contributed to reducing childhood deaths.…”

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“…Majority of these deaths are as result of dehydration and mismanagement. Diarrhea is both preventable and treatable disease, but due to improper knowledge of mothers and their misdirected approach toward the disease management results in severe dehydration and death 3 …”

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Caregivers' knowledge, practice, and associated factors toward oral rehydration salt with zinc to treat diarrhea among under 5 children in Burayu town, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022: Cross‐sectional study: An implication for action

Duguma,

Bala,

Abdisa

et al. 2024

Health Science Reports

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BackgroundDiarrhea is the second leading cause of death in under 5 children of Ethiopia. Millions of young lives could be saved if mothers know and practice the three rules of diarrhea management: giving extra fluid (particularly oral rehydration salt [ORS]), zinc, and giving additional food during diarrhea illness.AimThe objective of this study was to determine mothers'/caregivers' Knowledge, Practice, and associated factors toward ORS with zinc to treat diarrhea among under 5 children in Burayu town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2022.MethodsA community‐based cross‐sectional study was conducted among 422 study participants from September 25 to October 10, 2022; in Burayu town, Ethiopia. Systematic random sampling technique was used to enroll study subjects from two randomly selected kebeles. Interviewer‐administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were entered into Epi‐info version 3.5.1 and exported to SPSS Version 21 for analysis. Binary and multivariable logistic regression was done to identify factors associated with knowledge and practice of ORS with zinc at p < 0.05% and 95% confidence interval (CI).ResultsThe findings showed that 59% and 52% of the respondents had good knowledge and practice toward ORS with zinc, respectively. Being housewives (adjusted odds ratio, AOR = 0.407, 95% CI: [0.195, 0.848]), primary education (AOR = 3.246, 95% CI: [1.614, 6.530]), income of >4000 (AOR = 5.132, 95% CI: [1.947, 13.524]), health seeking behavior (AOR = 0.369, 95% CI: [0.139, 0.979]), being divorced (AOR = 0.275, 95% CI: [0.09,0.842]) were found to be significantly associated with knowledge toward management of diarrhea with ORS and zinc. Housewives in occupation (AOR = 0.084, 95% CI: [0.029, 0.243]), secondary and above education (AOR = 6.26: 95% CI: [1.51, 25.86]), health seeking behavior (AOR = 6.885, 95% CI: [2.29, 20.67]), having good knowledge of ORS and zinc (AOR = 22.14, 95% CI: [8.44, 58.07]) were found to be significantly associated with practice of managing diarrhea with ORS and zinc.ConclusionThis study revealed low level of knowledge and practice of caregivers toward ORS with zinc. The more mothers/caregivers are knowledgeable, the more they are active to practice the use of ORS with zinc. Thus, health education and awareness creation for the mothers/caregivers on management of diarrhea is very crucial. Special attention should be given to enhancing income for mothers/caregivers.

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“…In the study they had taken 210 mothers as sample and result was 73.3% mothers know about ORS, 52.8% knew the correct method of preparing ORS, and 72.3% mothers continued breastfeeding and 41.4% don't know the cause of diarrhea. [ 10 ] Masiha et al . (2015) conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study in 100 mothers to assess the knowledge, practice, attitude of mothers of children under 5 years by using convenience sampling through an interview according to the structured question in which 93% heard of ORS with 75% mothers adequate knowledge about ORS, its preparation, administration, and about the attitude of mother in which 98.6% mothers agreed that it did not have side effects on child and 74.4% mothers gave their children ORS in diarrhea.…”

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Level of knowledge of mothers (18-35 years of age) of under 5 children regarding ORS therapy

Divasha

Pasi

Ravi

2020

J Family Med Prim Care

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Context: Diarrhea is a preventable cause of under 5 years of mortality. Mothers are a primary caregiver for children at home during an illness so this study was planned. Aims: To estimate the demographic variables and level of knowledge of mothers (18-35 years of age) of under 5 children regarding ORS therapy. Settings and Design: The study was conducted in selected rural areas Chandandih (a small village in Raipur district). There is one sub-center and four Anganwadi's in Chandandih. The population of this study was the mother (18-35 yr.) of under 5yr children. In this study non-probability, purposive sampling was adopted for selecting the sample, and the sample size is 60 mothers. Methods and Material: In this study, 60 mothers were enrolled and their demographic variables were asked, then a self-structured questionnaire was administered. Statistical Analysis Used: The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Demographic variables were analyzed by using descriptive measures (frequency and percentage) and knowledge was analyzed using descriptive statistics (means, standard deviation). Results: This study showed that little and average levels of knowledge regarding ORS therapy of mothers were around 63.34% which may be attributable to their qualification level which was maximum till primary education. Moreover, many were housewives. Only 16.66% had a good level of knowledge regarding ORS therapy. Conclusions: 63.34% had little or average knowledge regarding ORS therapy.

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Knowledge and Attitude of Mothers about Diarrhea, ORS and Feeding Practices in Under-Five Children in a Rural Area of Ranga Reddy, Telangana

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

Awareness of quantity of ORS and Zinc among mothers of under five children with diarrhoea at a tertiary care Centre Lahore

Awareness of quantity of ORS and Zinc among mothers of under five children with diarrhoea at a tertiary care Centre Lahore

Caregivers' knowledge, practice, and associated factors toward oral rehydration salt with zinc to treat diarrhea among under 5 children in Burayu town, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022: Cross‐sectional study: An implication for action

Level of knowledge of mothers (18-35 years of age) of under 5 children regarding ORS therapy

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