Prevalence and determinants of diarrhoea among infants in selected primary health centres in Kaduna north local government area, Nigeria

Autor: Adetokunbo Taophic Salawu, Tosin Faisal Ibrahim, M. D. Dairo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Male
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Pediatrics
infant diarrhoea
Nutrition Education
immunization status
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Hygiene
Prevalence
Global health
030212 general & internal medicine
infant care
Child
media_common
Infant Care
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Diarrhea
Breast Feeding
Female
medicine.symptom
Hand Disinfection
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Hand washing
Adolescent
media_common.quotation_subject
030231 tropical medicine
Mothers
Nigeria
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Environmental health
medicine
Humans
Local government area
Primary Health Care
business.industry
Research
Public health
maternal health education
Infant
Feeding Behavior
Exclusive breastfeeding
Cross-Sectional Studies
Logistic Models
Diarrhea
Infantile
Exclusive breastfeeding
infant diarrhoea
immunization status
infant care
maternal health education
Immunization
business
Zdroj: Pan African Medical Journal; Vol 28, No 1 (2017); 151
The Pan African Medical Journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
Popis: Introduction : Despite efforts toward the prevention and management of diarrhoea, associated mortality among infants has remained high in Northern Nigeria. This study was designed to determine the prevalence and identify determinants of diarrhoea among infants in Kaduna North Local Government Area (KNLGA), Nigeria. Methods : In a cross-sectional survey 630 mothers of infants attending three primary health care centers were interviewed. Data was collected on socio-demo graphic characteristics, infant care practices, infant diarrhoea history and mothers knowledge of causes, symptoms and management of diarrhea. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square, and logistic regression tests at 5% level of significance. Results : Mothers' mean age was 27±5.5 years and 46.1% had secondary education. Infants' mean age was 22.4± 12.8 weeks and 50% were females. Prevalence of diarrhoea in the two weeks preceding the study was 21.1%. Only 11.7% of mothers had poor knowledge of diarrhoea. About 76.3% of mothers always washed their hands with soap after cleaning infants' perineum. Majority of infants (84.6%) completed age appropriate immunization while 31.6% were exclusively breastfed. Infants whose mothers sometimes (OR=2.32; 95% CI: 1.4-3.87) or never washed (OR=2.64; 95% CI: 1.19-5.82) their hands with soap after cleaning the infants perineumand those with incomplete age appropriate immunization (OR=1.87, 95% CI: 1.2-2.896) were more likely to have diarrhoea. Conclusion : Promotion of hygiene and nutrition education for mothers particularly on proper infant feeding practices, hand washing practices and complete immunization of infants is needed to address the diarrhea determinants.
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