KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MOTHERS REGARDING TREATMENT OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION IN CHILDREN OF UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
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Knowledge, Attitude, mothers, Acute Respiratory Tract Infection
Abstract
Introduction: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) contribute to around 20% of childhood mortality globally, resulting in an estimated 5.6 million deaths of children before they reach the age of five. Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI), such as pneumonia, are a major cause of illness and death in children
Material and Methods: In this cross sectional study, all the patients of age 1-5 years, of either gender presenting with ARTI were included. Total 100 mothers of children fulfilling the selection criteria were included in the study from OPD of Paediatric Medicine, The Children’s Hospital & UCHS, Lahore from November 10, 2020 to November 10, 2021. Demographic information was obtained. Then mothers were interviewed by researcher. Non-Probability Consecutive Sampling was used. Sample size was calculated with 95% confidence level with 7% margin of error and 80% magnitude 100 cases. Data was entered & analysed by using SPSS v25.0. A p-value ≤0.05 was considered as significant.
Results: Among these children, 66(66.0%) were males, while 34(34.0%) were females. Among 100 mothers, 55(55.0%) had good knowledge about ARTI, while 71(71.0%) positive attitude.
Conclusion: Good knowledge and positive attitude of mothers promises protective effect for the prevention and control of acute respiratory tract infection.
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Amna Siddique
M.B.B.S, F.C.P.S (Paediatric Medicine), Department of Paediatric Medicine, The Children’s Hospital and University of Child Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Afsheen Batool Raza
M.B.B.S, M.C.P.S, F.C.P.S (Paediatric Medicine), Department of Paediatric Medicine, The Children’s Hospital and University of Child Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Sabah Yasir
M.B.B.S, M.C.P.S (Paediatric Medicine), Department of Paediatric Medicine, The Children’s Hospital and University of Child Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.