A Study to Assess the Level of Knowledge on Home Management of Diarrhea among Mothers.

Abstract

Diarrhea is one of the most common manifestations of illness in infants and children. Diarrhea is a symptom
of variety of conditions, and it constitutes one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality among infants
and throughout the world1. The resent study was to assess the level of knowledge on home management
of diarrhea among the mothers”and the objectives were to assess the existing level of knowledge on home
management of diarrhea among mothers and to associate the level of knowledge on home management
of diarrhea with their selected demographic variables. Non experimental –descriptive research study was
conducted. The study sample consisted of total 100 mothers of under five children. The study finding shows
that majority of the mothers were having inadequate knowledge and most of the mothers were having
moderate knowledge and no mother were having adequate knowledge. The mean value of knowledge score
was 9 and the standard deviation was 3. The study findings also shows that there is no significant association
between the demographic variables such as (age, education, income, type of family, residence, source of
information) and the level of knowledge of mothers regarding home management of diarrhea at p<0.05
level.