Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the community knowledge about diarrheal causes in children and use of ORS as initial
management tool
Study Design.Adescriptive cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study. The study was conducted in the outpatient department of Railway hospital from
July 15 to September 15, 2011.
Materials and Methods: Total 150 mothers were included in the study with inclusion criteria of having at least
one child of less than five years of age. A pretested study questionnaire was admitted to the respondents duly
filled by the researcher along with the in-depth interview .The result obtained through the study were then
categorized into the causes related to digestive system, food contamination and use of hot and cold. Results
were analyzed on SPSS 13.0
Results: Out of 150 mothers included in the study, 30% believed contaminated food and water cause diarrhea
where as 18% viewed infections such as bacterial or viral to be the cause. A large percentage i.e. 22% could not
associate any cause to the occurrence of diarrhoea.69% continued the breast feeding and normal feeding during
the disease but 31% discontinued the treatment and replaced it with rice water, yogurt ,juices and mineral water
available in local markets
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that majority of mothers believed childhood diarrhea is caused by
contamination of food and water with the bacterial and viral illness.
Mirza Inam ulhaq, Shahzad Akhtar Aziz, Ayesha Khan, Ayesha Jehan, Anam Farooq, Feroz Inayat. (2011) Current Maternal Knowledge about Diarrheal causes in Children and Role of Oral Rehydration Salt, Journal of Islamic International Medical College, Volume-6, Issue-2.
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