Awareness about Acute Respiratory Infections among mothers having under five children in Chitwan
Date
2014-09
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Tribhuvan University, Institute of medicine
Abstract
Background: Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is defined as acute inflammatory
changes in any part of respiratory tract, from nasal mucosa to the alveoli with an
alteration in respiratory physiology. ARI is the most important cause of morbidity and
mortality in children aged under 5 year worldwide. Between 11 and 20 million
children with pneumonia worldwide will require hospitalization, and more than 2
million will die from pneumonia.
Objectives: The objective of this study is to find out awareness about acute
respiratory infection (ARI) among mothers having under five children.
Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study design was used for the study and
semi structured questionnaire was used to collect the data .Collected data was
analyzed by using frequency, mean, percentage and standard deviation (Descriptive
Statistic). A total 50 mother of Bharatpur-11 and who have at least one live child
under-five years was selected by using non probability purposive sampling technique.
Result: The study revealed that more than half of respondents (58%) said, it is a
problem of lungs and respiratory tract, (72%) were aware that micro organism is the
main cause of ARI .Majority (98%) said it is transmitted through air. Almost all
(96%) respondents said that baby exposed to indoor and outdoor smoke and baby
whose caretaker or mother smoke are at higher risk for ARI. Cent percent respondents
said the sign and symptoms of common cold is running nose. Cent percent
respondents said that child suffered from common cold should be kept warm. Almost
all (98%) said extra warm fluids should be given to drink and continued breast
feeding, Almost all (96% ) said that sign and symptoms of pneumonia was fast
breathing and fever. More than four fifth of the respondents (86%) said that the child
suffered from pneumonia should seek for medical help. Hundred percent respondents
said that child should be taken to seek medical help immediately when child breathing
is noisy and in case of fever. Cent percent respondents said that they give warm Tulsi
water to the child suffered from ARI as home remedy, Hundred percentage
respondents said to prevent ARI, child should be kept away from smoke, dust and
dirt, give proper nutrition to the child, keep child`s chest covered always, keep the
iiichild away from direct draft, taking care of common cold immediately and
completing child`s immunization on time. Majority (98%) respondent said that health
post is the first person/health institution they contact for treatment.
Conclusion: More than half respondents (52%) had moderate aware and 48% had
adequate aware about ARI. it is statistically significant between level of awareness
and type of family (p=0.03), Occurrence of ARI(p=0.37), which means level of
awareness is higher in mother living in joint family rather than living in nuclear
family. The awareness program can be conducted in especial occasions like mother
group meeting and where the related person can get information.
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Nursing, Bista, Pramila