尼日利亚拉各斯五岁以下儿童腹泻的母亲知识、态度和家庭管理。

Mothers' knowledge, attitude and home management of diarrhoea among children under five years old in Lagos, Nigeria.

机构信息

Department of Community Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba, Lagos.

出版信息

Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2022 May 27;14(1):e1-e10. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.3119.

DOI:10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.3119

PMID:35695440

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9210141/

Abstract

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.

摘要

背景

腹泻是全球 5 岁以下儿童死亡的主要原因。在尼日利亚，它仍然是该年龄段儿童发病和死亡的主要原因。母亲通过简单的家庭管理，在预防和控制 5 岁以下儿童腹泻方面发挥着重要作用。

目的

本研究旨在评估尼日利亚拉各斯科素尔地方政府地区的母亲在预防和管理 5 岁以下儿童腹泻病方面的知识、态度和实践。

设置

本研究在尼日利亚拉各斯州科素尔地方政府区的社区内进行。

方法

采用描述性横断面研究设计，使用多阶段抽样技术。使用结构化访谈者管理的问卷收集数据，并使用 EPI info 版本 7.2.1 进行分析。卡方检验用于检验变量之间的关联，显著性水平为 5%。

结果

共有 360 名受访者参加了这项研究。受访者的平均年龄为 32.5 ± 5.5 岁。约 59.2%的受访者具有良好的知识，59.2%的受访者具有积极的态度，53.1%的受访者在预防和管理儿童腹泻方面具有良好的实践。年龄（p=0.007）、职业（p=0.008）和教育程度（p=0.001）与 5 岁以下儿童家庭管理腹泻的实践显著相关。