Knowledge and practice of management of acute respiratory infection among mothers of under five years children in rural Nepal
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of Biological Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) accounts for nearly one-fifth ofchildhood deaths worldwide, with approximately two million children under fivedying each year. ARI in Nepal continues to be one of the major causes ofchildhood morbidity and mortality. A community based cross-sectional study wasconducted to identify the knowledge and practices of ARI case management inrural community people. This was community based cross sectional study carriedout in Bacchauli Village Development Committee (VDC) of Chitwan District ofNepal. A total of 132 mothers wereinterviewed with pre-tested, semi-structured interview schedule in the studyusing proportionate random sampling technique. For collecting data, selected householdswere visited by 22 June to 30 July 2011. Data were analyzed using SPSS version18. More than two fifth (41%) of study the mothers were 20 to 24 years-old agegroup and most (90.9%) of them were housewives. Almost all (94%) studypopulation had known about ARI, and they reported as ARI when chill coughs(78%), followed by running nose (71%) and sore throat (39%). Most (90%) of themreported pneumonia as a serious disease and only 48% had knowledge about itssign of seriousness. Most of mothers(90% )reported that they providedsupportive treatment at home while only 7% reported that they provided modern medicines by themselves and commonlyused supportive treatment was Tulasi leaf (ocimum tenuiflorum). Majority (56%) of mothers take their child nearbyhealth post for treatment and (26%) visit private nursing home. The mothers ofTharu community lacks knowledge on symptoms of severity of ARI, its managementand timely seeking health care. This study suggests that community basedawareness program should be conducted on ARI.
Authors and Affiliations
D. Acharya*| Department of Public Health, Purbanchal University,Sanjeevani College of Medical Science, Butwal, Rupandehi, Nepal., U. C. Ghimire| Department Public Health, Rambhadevi College of Medical Science, Shankarnagar-9, Rupandehi, Nepal., S. Gautam| Department of Public Health, Purbanchal University,Sanjeevani College of Medical Science, Butwal, Rupandehi, Nepal.
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