The Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of Mothers in Feeding Their Under Five Children in A Rural Community of Kellech Tikka Kebele, Sebeta Awas, Spacial Zone Surrounding Finfinne, Oromia Region, 2014
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Background Malnutrition remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality
among children throughout the world. It is responsible about 60% cause of death in under age of
5 years
Objective To assess knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of mothers feeding their under five
children in a rural community Kellecha Tikka Kebele, of Sebeta Awas district, Surrounding
Finfine special Zone, Oromia Region, 2014 G.C
Methods and Materials: - A cross-sectional study design was conducted on 597 mothers to
determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice and their relation with socio-economic
demographic characteristic in Kellecha Tikka Kebele. The data was manipulated and analyzed by
using Epi.info version 3.4.3 and SPSS version 21.0.
Result: - from the total of 597 mothers, 339 (56.8%) had no sufficient knowledge about child
feeding and 258 (43.2%) had sufficient knowledge about child feeding. From the total of 597,
585 (98%) gave food or liquid before six months age and only 12 (2%) had not been given food
or liquid. The mother had good practice 271 (45.5%) and poor practice 327 (54.6%) as well as
good attitude 279 (46.6%) and poor attitude were 318 (53.3%). In multivariate analysis the
mother who can read and write was less likely good practice than that learnt secondary school
and above. The protestant followers had best practice towards child feeding than other religion
followers
Conclusion:- Generally the study showed that from the total of 597, 585 (98%) gave food or
liquid before six months age and only 12 (2%) had not been given food or liquid. From 585 that
gave liquid or fluid before six months of age 55 (9%) gave the water, 274 (47%) gave the butter,
235 (40%) gave the milk and 26 (4%) other food or liquid like tenadam for their children before
six months of age. This low level of knowledge (56.8%) about child feeding and not know the
time of EBF resulted that the study took place in the rural area and affected by another socio-
demographic characteristics. From this result most of the mother reported as they knew EBF but
when asked did they give food or fluid before six months of age 585 (98%) did that. The mother
who can read and write was less likely good practice than that learnt secondary school and above.
The protestant followers had best practice towards child feeding than other religion followers.
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Knowledge, Attitude, Rural Community