Maternal knowledge on risk behavioural practices and it's association with diarrhoea in a rural community of West Bengal, India.
J Commun Dis
; 30(4): 251-5, 1998 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-10810565
Knowledge of rural mothers related to five diarrhoeagenic risk behaviours, identified in an earlier study, was ascertained. A high proportion of mothers (67%-79%) had knowledge about risk of bottle feeding, non-use of soap for cleaning feeding containers, storage of drinking water in wide-mouthed vessels and indiscriminate disposal of children's faeces. However, only around 31% of mothers were aware about danger of using pond water for cleaning feeding containers. Risk behavioural practices were less amongst mothers who had knowledge about them. Risk of diarrhoea amongst children of mothers having risk practice without knowledge as compared to those who utilised their knowledge to avoid risk practice was found significantly higher (p < or = 0.005) except for bottle feeding (p = 0.330). The results of this study indicate that children can be protected significantly from diarrhoea if mothers' diarrhoeagenic behaviours can be altered through educational intervention.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Diarrea
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Madres
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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En
Revista:
J Commun Dis
Año:
1998
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Article
País de afiliación:
India
Pais de publicación:
India