Aun Muhammad, Tahseen Kazmi, Shamaila Hassnain, Noor Shahid.
Diarrhea Prevention Practice and Associated Factors of Under-Five Children in Murree, District Rawalpindi.
Pak Paed J Jan ;46(1):82-7.

Objective: To assess diarrhea knowledge and prevention practices along with its associated factors like hand washing, water treatment, and breastfeeding among mothers of children less than five years of age in the community of Murree, District Rawalpindi. Study Design: It was a community-based descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Murree during June and July 2019. Material and Methods: The mothers with one child below five years of age with complaints of vomiting and diarrhea in the past three months were included. A structured and pretested questionnaire was used to collect data from104 participants after their informed consent. SPSS version 20 was used for data cleaning and analysis. Results: According to mothers 94 (90%) children had at least one episode of diarrhea during the last 3 months. A significant proportion of mothers 46 (44%) either reduced or completely stopped breastfeeding during the episode of diarrhea. Most of the mothers 73 (70%) were not aware of serious complications of diarrhea. Only 45 (43.3%) mothers could explain the correct method of preparing ORS. Conclusion: The findings showed that diarrhea prevention practices among under-five children mothers were low. There is a dire need for health education of mothers about diarrhea, its causes, prevention, and proper treatment all around Pakistan. 70% of mothers were unaware of the serious complications of diarrhea.

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