A Study to Assess the Knowledge on Cause, Spread, Prevention and Management of Diarrhoeal Diseases Among Mothers of Under-five Attending SDM Paediatric OPD, Dharwad

Abstract

Background and Objectives Diarrhoea is a leading cause of illness and death among children in developing countries. About 80 of deaths in the first two years of life are due to diarrhoeal diseases. To assess the knowledge of mothers on cause spread prevention and management of diarrhoeal diseases and to determine the association between the knowledge of mothers and selected socio demographic variables.Methods A descriptive survey research design was used to study the population of mothers with children under-five years of age. The sample size was 60 and the subjects were selected using non-probability purposive sampling method. The Pediatric OPD at SDM College of Medical Sciences amp Hospital in Dharwad served as the studyrsquos location. Data was collected with the help of a structured knowledge questionnaire.Results The mean knowledge score of mothers regarding diarrhoea was 9.87 with a standard deviation of 2.65 and a median of 9.50. According to the findings 50 of mothers had adequate awareness of diarrhoea 48.33 had moderate knowledge and just 1.67 had poor information. Knowledge significantly correlated with socio-demographic status family income and the number of children.Conclusion The present study concluded that mothers have adequate knowledge regarding the diarrhoeal episodes