Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Using ORS and Household Management of Childhood Diarrhoea

Abstract

Introduction: Diarrhoea is defined as the passage of three or more loose stools per day. Diarrhoea is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality in India. The objectives of the study were to assess household Knowledge, Attitude and Practice for prevention of Diarrhoea in children through preformed questionnaires.
 Material and Methods: Four hundred and sixty eight under five children were selected for study by Cluster sampling method. Background information, details of acute diarrhoea and treatment modalities were obtained from mother of the under five children. This was a hospital based study conducted at a tertiary care hospital, from 1st May 2017 to 30th December 2017.
 Results: About 70% of the moms were between the age assemble 25-32 years and the vast majority of them were housewives (72%). A greater part (>66%) of the moms were having essential/auxiliary education. Learning with respect to different parts of the diarrhoea and ORS surprisingly extremely unacceptable. In the present examination it is seen that learning in regards to ORS in looseness of the bowels is more in educated mother than uneducated. Three sitting of Educational mediations realized huge enhancement of the middle scores of learning, state of mind and practice expanded from 9, 6, 3 to 19, 14, 8, individually,
 Conclusion: The household knowledge regarding method of use and preparation of ORS for management of diarrhoea was observed to be lacking in this investigation. More estimates should be taken to enhance this learning and make moms mindful about the planning and utilization of ORS.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Diarrhoea, Home Management and Prevention among Mothers/Care-Givers Attending a Paediatric Outpatient Clinic in Rivers State, Nigeria

“…There was significant association between practice level and the knowledge and attitude levels as well as the knowledge and attitude levels, P value  .001, Table VIX [19] while other studies reported tertiary education [10,16,17] and primary education [12,20,24] as commonest. In contrast, majority of mothers in similar studies had no formal education [8,11,25,26].…”

“…In North western Nigeria [27], more than half (59%) of the respondents associated diarrhoea with suboptimal hygienic condition and contaminated food and water whereas in Odisha, India [24] 52% had correct answers regarding the aetiology of diarrhoea. In contrast, only 24% of respondents knew the causes of diarrhoea in Al Hamza city [21], Iraq while only 17.73% had good knowledge on the causes of diarrhoea in another study in India [19]. These differences could also be due to the varying educational status of the respondents as well as varying socioeconomic status and ready access to information.…”

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

“…Data were collected by using pretested, interviewer‐administered structured questionnaires. The questionnaires were developed in English after reviewing of related available literature 17,19,23,25,26 . The English version of the questionnaire was translated to regional languages of the community (Afan Oromo and Amharic).…”

“…Those mothers who able to answer above the mean of the practice assessing questions were considered as having good practice. 17 , 19 , 23 , 24 , 25 …”

“…Those mothers who answered correctly above the mean of the knowledge questions were considered as having good knowledge. 17,19,[23][24][25] DUGUMA ET AL.…”