Mother’s Knowledge Regarding Diarrheal Disease Among
Children Under Five Years Old Khartoum State 2017
Volume 2 - Issue 1
Raja Hashim Majoun1 and Dr. Kawther Mohammed Mokhtar2*
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- 1 Africa international university, Sudan
2 Ribat University Khartoum, Sudan
*Corresponding author:
Dr. Kawther Mohammed Mokhtar, Ribat University, Khartoum, Sudan
Received: December 03, 2018; Published: December 11, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/LOJNHC.2018.02.000130
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Abstract
Background
Diarrhea is the second leading cause of death in children under five in developing countries and one of the nine causes of death
in children worldwide. Mothers’ knowledge is a very important factor that can participate in saving children’s lives during incidence
of diarrhea.
The aim of this Study
To assess mother’s knowledge regarding management of diarrheal diseases among children under five years.
Methods
This is a descriptive cross-sectional, hospital-based study, conducted among 120 mothers who have children with diarrhea
at pediatric departments at Mohammed AL amen Hamid [1] pediatrics teaching Hospital. Data was collected by using a designed
questionnaire, which fulfilled by direct interview, then collected data was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Science,
the result used frequency and percentage and findings were presented as Tables and Figures.
Results
This study reveals that most of the mother age (25-36) years and have primary level of education. More than half of the mothers
they are not know what the diarrhea is mean (55.7 %) and what the causes (55.7%). Tow third of study population (62.7%) they
did not know about complication 73%of the mothers, treated their children at home while 46% of the mother immediately going
to the hospital if their child developed diarrhea. Most the mother have poor knowledge regarding the preparation of ORS (75%),
and importance of given ORS after vomiting (50%). Mother they did not know how to evaluate the danger sign (29.2%). Most of the
mother have good knowledge regarding prevention (66.6%), while (35%) they did not know Rota virus vaccine.
Conclusion
The study conclude that the mothers had poor knowledge regarding managements of diarrhea and recommend heath education
for all mother in community.
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