Awareness Among Mothers on the Orlu Local Government Area of the Diarrhea Disease of Under-Five Children and the Public Health Implications
Keywords:
diarrhea, under-five children, public health, implications, mothersAbstract
The purpose of the study was to find out how knowledgeable Orlu Local Government Area moms were about the ailment known as diarrhea in children under five.Four hundred and ten moms from five carefully chosen health facilities in the Orlu Local Government Area made up the study's population.396 (or 97%) of them were the respondents who finished the surveys. Data were gathered using a systematic, valid, and reliable (r=0.89) questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as frequency counts and percentages were used to analyze the data, along with inferential statistics like chi-square. Based on the first through fourth study questions, the findings showed that most respondents (57.8%) had a low level of awareness of the disease that causes diarrhea in children under five, few (22.5%) had a moderate level, and very few (19.7%) had a high degree of awareness about the same topic. Regarding the public health consequences of diarrheal illness in children under five among mothers, the majority of respondents (67.3%) did not know about these consequences. A small percentage (16.7%) had a moderate level of awareness, and 16 percent had a high level. According to demographic information on age and education level, many respondents (61.9%) had low awareness of the disease that causes diarrhea in children under five, a small percentage (20.4%) had moderate awareness, and a very small percentage (17.7%) had low awareness of the disease based on information on age, occupation, and education level, respectively. Furthermore, regarding the awareness of the public health implications of diarrheal illness of children under five among mothers, based on demographic data regarding age and educational attainment, many respondents (60.4%) had low awareness of the disease's potential health consequences, a small percentage (24.0%) had moderate awareness, and a small percentage (15.6%) had high awareness. Among the recommendations given was that women should be educated and made more aware of the importance of maintaining good personal and environmental cleanliness, eating a healthy diet, and taking care of their young children.
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