Mothers’/Care Givers’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice About Management Of Diarrhea And Associated Factors in Under Five Children in Ginchi Town, West Shawa, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2017
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2017-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Diarrhoea remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children
under 5 years old worldwide. The burden is disproportionately high among children in low-
and middle-income countries. Worldwide, the majority of deaths related to diarrhoea take
place in Africa and South Asia. Nearly half of deaths from diarrhoea among young children
occur in Africa where diarrhoea is the largest cause of death among children under 5 years
old and a major cause of childhood illness.
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of
mothers towards management of diarrhoea for children less than five years and associated
factors in Ginchi town, West Shawa, Oromia regional State, and west of Ethiopia.
Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted at Ginchi town from
April 1 – 15/2017. Systematic sampling technique was used to get study subject. To
determine the sample size a single proportional formula was used. The study sample size was
335. Standardized interview questionnaires were adapted from related articles to collect data
on the socio-demographic variables and factors associated with it. Pre-test was done before
data collection on 5% of sample size at Gojjo town necessary modification was made.
Collected data was entered into Epi-data (version 3.5.1) and exported to SPSS software
package version 20.0 for further analysis like frequency tables, SD, mean, binary and
multivariate analysis.
Result: Out of 335 sample population 326 respondents were participated, the response rate
was 97.3%. Based on the mean, 208(63.8%) of mothers/care givers were had good
knowledge. About 202(62%) of the mothers/care givers had favourable attitude. Near to two
third of respondents had good practice. Educational status had significance association with
knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers on diarrheal management.
Conclusion and Recommendation: Majority of respondents had good knowledge,
favourable attitude and good practice toward management of diarrhea. Educational status of
mothers/care givers had significant association with knowledge, attitude and practice of
mothers/care givers towards management diarrhea for under-five children. Therefore, health
education and awareness creation program for the mothers/care givers on management of
diarrhoea, and appropriate use of ORS, home based fluid preparation, prevention of diarrhoea
is very crucial.
Key words: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice
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Knowledge, Attitude, Practice