Author(s): Shivaleela P. Upashe, Rahul Shil

Email(s): spupashe@gmail.com

DOI: 10.5958/2349-2996.2021.00056.2   

Address: Shivaleela P. Upashe1*, Rahul Shil2
1Associate Professor, Department of Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Dayananda Sagar University, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bengaluru-560078, Karnataka, India.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Medical & Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Dayananda Sagar University, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bengaluru-560078, Karnataka, India.
*Corresponding Author

Published In:   Volume - 11,      Issue - 2,     Year - 2021


ABSTRACT:
In the globe, under-five children experience on a mean of 3.2 episodes of diarrhea per annum and consequently, million children will die from dehydration associated with diarrheal disease. And within developing countries, diarrheal disease among under-five children accounts for about 21% of all deaths. Therefore under-five children are vulnerable to diarrhea-related death if proper measures are not taken. In India up to a third of total pediatric admissions are due to diarrheal disease and up to 17% of all deaths in indoor pediatric patients are related to dehydration related to diarrhea. Thus the researchers wished to conduct a research study on practices among the mothers of under-five children on prevention of diarrhea in selected hospitals in Bengaluru. A total of 75 mothers were recruited randomly. A descriptive research design with cross – sectional approach was used. Practice questionnaire developed by the investigator which was used to collect data. The study findings showed that 35 mothers (46.7%) had a poor level of practice, 31 mothers (41.3%) had a moderate level and only 9 mothers (12.0%) had a good level of practice towards the prevention of diarrhea.


Cite this article:
Shivaleela P. Upashe, Rahul Shil. Practices of the mothers of under-five children towards the prevention of diarrhea – a cross-sectional approach. Asian J. Nursing Education and Research. 2021; 11(2):236-240. doi: 10.5958/2349-2996.2021.00056.2

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Shivaleela P. Upashe, Rahul Shil. Practices of the mothers of under-five children towards the prevention of diarrhea – a cross-sectional approach. Asian J. Nursing Education and Research. 2021; 11(2):236-240. doi: 10.5958/2349-2996.2021.00056.2   Available on: https://ajner.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-11-2-16


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