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Knowledge and Behavioral Practice of Mothers About Childhood Diarrhea in Arar City, Saudi Arabia.
Bayomy, Hanaa E; Almatrafi, Hanan M; Alenazi, Sarah F; Madallah S Almatrafi, Rehab; Alenezi, Miad; Alanazi, Waleed A.
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  • Bayomy HE; Family and Community Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, SAU.
  • Almatrafi HM; Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, EGY.
  • Alenazi SF; College of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, SAU.
  • Madallah S Almatrafi R; College of Medicine, Northern border University, Arar, SAU.
  • Alenezi M; College of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, SAU.
  • Alanazi WA; College of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, SAU.
Cureus ; 16(2): e54221, 2024 Feb.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38496099
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Diarrhea is the second most significant cause of child morbidity and mortality, especially in developing countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) advises that mothers and other caregivers be able to recognize the symptoms of dehydration. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the knowledge and behavioral practices regarding diarrhea among mothers in Arar City, Saudi Arabia.

METHODS:

This cross-sectional survey used an anonymous online questionnaire distributed among mothers of children aged one to five years in Arar City. The snowball convenient sampling method was used to recruit the participants. Information on knowledge and behavioral practices regarding diarrhea was obtained from the mothers of children through an electronic questionnaire. The Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used to evaluate the relationship between studied variables, as appropriate with statistical significance at P<0.05.

RESULTS:

A total of 479 mothers participated in this survey. Of these, 421 were included in the analysis. Most mothers fall within the age range of 20-40 years (71.1%). A large sector of the studied mothers had high education (72.4%) and was a housewife (40.4%). Most children were above one year old (77.7%). Most participants (69.6%) fell into the moderate knowledge category and 56.3% had moderate behavioral practice scores. Maternal education was significantly associated with knowledge. Furthermore, maternal education and behavioral practice levels were significantly correlated (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSION:

The findings highlight the importance of targeted education programs and community-based interventions to improve mothers' knowledge and promote appropriate behavioral practices related to childhood diarrhea that ultimately will lead to improved health outcomes for children globally.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos