Assessment of Saudi Mother’s Knowledge and Attitudes towards Childhood Diarrhea and Its Management
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods and Materials
2.1. Design and Settings
2.2. Design of the Questionnaires
2.3. Participants Recruitment Procedure
2.4. Sample Size Estimation
n = 378
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sample Characteristics
3.2. Mothers’ Knowledge about Childhood Diarrhea
3.3. Mothers’ Knowledge about the Use of ORS
3.4. Mothers’ Attitude about Childhood Diarrhea Mortality and Treatment
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Age of the Mothers (years) * | ||
18–20 | 130 | 11.4 |
21–25 | 130 | 11.4 |
26–30 | 166 | 14.6 |
31–35 | 192 | 16.8 |
36–40 | 271 | 23.8 |
more than 41 years | 248 | 21.8 |
Education level | ||
Illiterate | 62 | 5.4 |
Primary school/secondary school | 160 | 14 |
High school | 244 | 21.4 |
University | 479 | 42 |
Postgraduate | 195 | 17.1 |
Job | ||
Employer | 427 | 37.5 |
Health staff | 68 | 6 |
Housewife | 594 | 52.1 |
Students | 39 | 3.4 |
Other’s | 12 | 1 |
Insurance | ||
None | 329 | 28.9 |
Governmental | 482 | 42.3 |
Private | 329 | 28.9 |
Age of the child (years) | ||
Less than on year | 217 | 19 |
1–2 years | 226 | 19.8 |
Above 2 years | 697 | 61.1 |
Gender of a child | ||
Male | 456 | 40 |
Female | 675 | 59.2 |
Variables | N | % |
---|---|---|
Critical signs and symptoms of diarrhea * | ||
Passage of >3 loose stools with blood in 24 h | 553 | 48.5 |
Thirst and dry mouth | 366 | 32.1 |
Tearless eyes | 132 | 11.6 |
Loss of stretchiness of the skin | 277 | 24.3 |
I do not know | 261 | 22.9 |
Cause/mode of transmission of diarrhea * | ||
Drinking bad/dirty water | 361 | 31.7 |
Eating dirty food | 569 | 49.9 |
Eating with dirty hands | 470 | 41.2 |
Eating expired food | 516 | 45.3 |
Insects feeding on dirty tools | 231 | 20.3 |
Bottle of breastfeeding | 235 | 20.6 |
Unpasteurized milk | 226 | 19.8 |
Management of child’s diarrhea | ||
Visit the physician | 786 | 68.9 |
Visit the pharmacist | 233 | 20.4 |
Use ORS | 262 | 23 |
Give homemade fluids | 600 | 52.6 |
Feed the child with breastfeeding | 100 | 8.8 |
Stop feeding | 53 | 4.6 |
Nothing | 41 | 3.6 |
Characteristic | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Do you know the ORS? | ||
Yes | 706 | 61.9 |
No | 434 | 38.1 |
Role of ORS solution in diarrhea | ||
Prevents child from getting dehydrated | 610 | 53.5 |
Either increases or decreases diarrhea | 183 | 16.1 |
No role in diarrhea treatment | 77 | 6.8 |
Sources information of use ORS | ||
Medical prescription | 573 | 50.3 |
Consultation of pharmacists | 172 | 15.1 |
Family | 179 | 15.7 |
Internet | 112 | 9.8 |
TV | 31 | 2.7 |
Questionnaires | Strongly Agree n (%) | Agree n (%) | Neutral n (%) | Disagree n (%) | Strongly Disagree n (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diarrhea attacks mostly bottle-feed children | 146 (12.8) | 236 (20.7) | 522 (45.8) | 180 (15.8) | 56 (4.9) |
Diarrhea is a disease of the poor children | 36 (3.2) | 49 (4.3) | 223 (19.6) | 431 (37.8) | 401 (35.2) |
Diarrhea is a problem in the community | 124 (10.9) | 347 (30.4) | 411 (36.1) | 190 (16.7) | 68 (6.0) |
Teething causes diarrhea | 282 (24.7) | 470 (41.2) | 239 (21.0) | 105 (9.2) | 44 (3.9) |
Diarrhea is a curable disease | 559 (49.0) | 449 (39.4) | 81 (7.1) | 30 (2.6) | 21 (1.8) |
Liquid food aggravates diarrhea | 111 (9.7) | 243 (21.3) | 529 (46.4) | 209 (18.3) | 48 (4.2) |
Oral rehydration salts solution cures diarrhea | 141 (12.4) | 368 (32.3) | 485 (42.5) | 122 (10.7) | 24 (2.1) |
Human feces are a source of diarrhea | 120 (10.5) | 196 (17.2) | 648 (56.8) | 133 (11.7) | 43 (3.8) |
Handwashing prevents diarrhea | 248 (21.8) | 446 (39.1) | 264 (23.2) | 122 (10.7) | 60 (5.3) |
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Alghadeer, S.; Syed, W.; Alhossan, A.; Alrabiah, Z.; Babelghaith, S.D.; Al Arifi, M.N.; Alwhaibi, A. Assessment of Saudi Mother’s Knowledge and Attitudes towards Childhood Diarrhea and Its Management. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3982. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18083982
Alghadeer S, Syed W, Alhossan A, Alrabiah Z, Babelghaith SD, Al Arifi MN, Alwhaibi A. Assessment of Saudi Mother’s Knowledge and Attitudes towards Childhood Diarrhea and Its Management. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(8):3982. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18083982
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlghadeer, Sultan, Wajid Syed, Abdulaziz Alhossan, Ziyad Alrabiah, Salmeen D. Babelghaith, Mohamed N. Al Arifi, and Abdulrahman Alwhaibi. 2021. "Assessment of Saudi Mother’s Knowledge and Attitudes towards Childhood Diarrhea and Its Management" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 8: 3982. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18083982