KNOWLEDEGE,ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE &ASSOCIATED FACTOR OF MOTHERS ON CARING CHILDEREN WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION AMONG MOTHERS ATTENDING UNDER 5OPD ATATTATPRIMARYHOSPITAL,GURAGE ZONE,SNNPS REGION,ETHIOPIA2015

Abstract

Background:Acuterespiratoryinfectionisleadingkillerofchildrenunder5yearsof age.ClinicalbaseddatainEthiopiaindicatethatacuterespiratoryinfectionis responsiblefor35-60% ofoutpatientattendants.Studiesdoneonmotherssignand symptomofshowsthatmostmothersdidnotrecognizethesignofcoughanddifficult ofbreathingincludingkeysignofpneumonia. Objective:Toassessknowledge,attitudeandPracticeofMothersonCaringChildren withAcuteRespiratoryInfectionamongmothersattendingUnder5unitsatAtat primaryhospital Method:Institutionalbasedcross-sectionalstudywasconductedtoassessknowledge, attitudeandpracticeofmothersoncaringchildrenwithARIatAtatprimaryhospital. Thestudywasconducted from May25-June25,2023amongmotherswhohave childrenofunder5yearswhovisitedthehospitalduringthedatacollectionperiod wasincluded.Atotalof327motherswhohavechildrenofunder5yearswereselected bysystematicrandom samplingmethod.Everytwomotherswereapproachedand invitedtoparticipateinthestudyuntiltherequiredsamplesizereached.Datawere collected throughface-to-faceinterviewwithstructured questionnaire.Thedata wereenteredtoEpidataversion3.1andanalyzedusingSPSSversion20. Result:Amongtheincludedmothersmorethanhalf,56.3% ofthemwithinagegroup 25-34yearsthenthestudyindicatedthat64.5% ofrespondentshavegoodknowledge (95% CI59.1%-69.7%)ontheotherhand,50% ofrespondentshadgoodpractice (95% CI44.9%-56.0%)onARIand57.8% respondenthadfavorableattitude(95% CI57.8%-55.2%). Conclusionandrecommendation:Thestudyrevealssufficientknowledge,attitude andpracticeofmotherstowardsARI.Betterliteracyratehasapositiveinfluenceon theknowledgeattitudeand practiceofmother.Healtheducation programsfor mothersininpatientandoutpatientclinicneedstobeemphasizedbyprofessionaland concerned