Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan Tepi University, Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia

Biography

Dr. Lalisa Chewaka Gamtessa is a researcher in the Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan Tepi University, Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia.  The author has overseen multiple clinical research projects in the field of Mother and Child Development and Statistical Analysis, etc.,

Publications

• Special Issue   
  The Knowledge and Practice of Mothers Caring for their Children with Acute Respiratory Infection among those attending the Under-Five Unit at Bedele Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia
  Author(s): Lalisa Chewaka Gamtessa* and Sheka Shemsi Seid
  
  Background: Acute respiratory infections continue to be the leading cause of acute illnesses worldwide and remain an important health concern. Objectives: To assess the level of knowledge and practice of mothers caring for children with an acute respiratory infection. Methods: Facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the hospital employing all consecutive mothers who brought their children to the under-five outpatient department (n=195). The data was analyzed by SPSS, and the finding was presented by figures and tables. Results: Among the included mothers more than half, 54.87% of them were within age group of 25-34 years. The study indicated that 70% of respondents had good knowledge, the rest 30% had poor knowledge on the other hand, and 57.15% of the respondent.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2090-7214.21.18.390

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