Mothers’ knowledge, attitude and home management of diarrhoea among children under five years old in Lagos, Nigeria
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Mothers’ knowledge, attitude and home management of diarrhoea among children under five years old in Lagos, Nigeria | |
| Creator | Momoh, Faith E. Olufela, Oridota E. Adejimi, Adebola A. Roberts, Alero A. Oluwole, Esther O. Ayankogbe, Olayinka O. Onajole, Adebayo T. | |
| Description | Background: Diarrhoea is a leading cause of death among children under five years old globally. It remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among this age group in Nigeria. Using simple home management, mothers play important roles in the prevention and control of diarrhoea among these children.Aim: This study aimed to assess mothers’ knowledge, attitude and practice in the prevention and home management of diarrhoeal diseases among children under five years old in Lagos, Nigeria.Setting: This study was conducted within the communities of Kosofe local government area of Lagos State, Nigeria.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was conducted using a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire and analysed using EPI info version 7.2.1. Chi-square statistic was used to test the association between variable at the level of significance of 5%.Results: A total of 360 respondents participated in this study. The mean age of the respondents was 32.5 ± 5.5 years. About 59.2% of respondents had good knowledge, 59.2% of them had positive attitude, and 53.1% of them had good practice towards prevention and home management of diarrhoea. Age (p = 0.007), occupation (p = 0.008) and level of education (p = 0.001) were significantly associated with practice of home management of diarrhoea among children under five years old.Conclusion: Educated, employed, and married mothers were more likely to have good prevention and home management practices towards diarrhoea in their children under five years old. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2022-05-27 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.3119 | |
| Source | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine; Vol 14, No 1 (2022); 10 pages 2071-2936 2071-2928 | |
| Language | eng | |
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