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7473503

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-15
pubmed:abstractText
Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) account for a very high morbidity and mortality amongst children in the developing countries. A knowledge, attitude and practice study in relation to the literacy status of mothers whose children suffered from ARI was conducted. A sample of 140 mothers who had 265 children were selected for the study. The majority of literate mothers (75%) had complete knowledge regarding management of ARI. Literacy alone was not the only factor responsible for developing a positive attitude and adopting correct practices during ARI. Mass media and health personnel played an equally important role. Most women (89.3%) had obtained their knowledge regarding ARI through media and paramedical staff. Most mothers (96.4%) were concerned about the health of their children when they suffered from episodes of ARI and the majority of them (87.2%) were worried because they felt that their children or contacts could be adversely affected. Nearly 72% of mothers took early action during an episode of ARI. The majority of the medical practitioners practised non-allopathic medicine but all of them were prescribing allopathic drugs. Most of the mothers (70%) had no problem in taking their children to the desired health centers when needed.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0264-0325
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
314-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:otherAbstract
PIP: In India as in other developing countries, acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five years old. In order to correlate the literacy status of mothers with their understanding of ARIs, therefore, a KAP (knowledge, attitude, and practice) survey was administered to a random sample of 140 mothers with 265 children among the registered families of the Urban Health Training Centre in Aligarh, India. It was found that 58 mothers had complete knowledge about the management of ARIs, 61 had partial knowledge, and 21 had no knowledge or failed to respond satisfactorily. Among the 40 literate mothers, 75% had complete knowledge, as compared to only 15.5% of the illiterate mothers. Health personnel were the knowledge sources for 83 mothers; the media provided information for a third of the women; 6.4% gained information from friends, neighbors, or relatives; and 4.3% had no knowledge about ARIs. 71% of the women expressed concern about even a mild case of ARI, 20% were concerned about moderate ARI, and 3.6% expressed no concern at all. The mothers expressed concerns about mortality (25%), resulting weakness (45%), and spreading infection (17%). 71.4% of the mothers sought early treatment for ARIs. 74.3% visited nonallopathic practitioners, and 70% of the mothers had easy access to a treatment source. Whereas literacy had a significant impact on knowledge, it had little relationship with the mother's attitude and practice regarding ARIs. This finding points to the importance of the media in health education efforts.
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Mothers' attitudes to children's chest infections in India.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article