Knowledge, Perception, and Management Skills of Mothers with Under-five Children about Diarrhoeal Disease in Indigenous and Resettlement Communities in Assosa District, Western Ethiopia

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (JHPN)

Merga, Nigatu¹  Alemayehu, Tadesse¹ 

关键词: Caretaker;    Diarrhoea;    Knowledge;    Management;    Mother;    Perceptions;    Under-five children;    Ethiopia;   

DOI  :  10.3329/jhpn.v33i1.3191

来源: International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)

【 摘 要 】

As primary caregiver to under-five children in Ethiopia, mothers’ knowledge, perception, and managementskills are important to minimize the effects of morbidity and mortality associated with diarrhoealdiseases. A community-based comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in Abramo and Megele 37kebeles (the last administration division) in Assosa district of western Ethiopia in July 2010. Quantitativedata were obtained by a structured questionnaire from 232 randomly-selected mothers having childrenaged less than five years regarding their knowledge, perception, and management. Qualitative data werealso collected by arranging four focus group discussions involving mothers from the two communities. Theprevalence of diarrhoeal diseases among under-five children was 33.2%, and the knowledge of mothersabout the causes, transmission, and prevention of diarrhoea in the study area was 37.5%. The prevalenceof diarrhoeal disease was higher in the settlement area whereas mothers’ knowledge was better in the indigenouscommunity; 62.9% of mothers were categorized as having good attitude on causes, transmission,and prevention of diarrhoeal disease. Community water source, water storage container, and knowledge ofmothers remained a strong predictor of diarrhoeal morbidity after conducting logistic regression analysis(OR=8.4, CI 3.59-31.85; OR=2.2, CI 1.02-4.89; and OR=3.62, CI 1.23-4.71 respectively). Diarrhoeal morbiditywas high in the study areas. On the contrary, knowledge and attitude of mothers, recognizing the dangersign of dehydration due to diarrhoea, and the prevention and management of childhood diarrhoealdiseases were not adequate. Information, education and communication strategy may help increase theknowledge and create positive attitude among mothers regarding the cause, prevention, and managementof diarrhoea. Key words: Caretaker; Diarrhoea; Knowledge; Management; Mother; Perceptions; Under-five children; Ethiopia

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