Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

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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