Chibuike Agu, Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike, Ifunanya Agu, Ozioma Agu, Godstime O Eigbiremolen, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Obinna Onwujekwe
Effects of an intervention to improve sexual and reproductive health on level and predictors of awareness and knowledge of condoms and dual protection amongst adolescents in Nigeria
Contraception and reproductive medicine
diarrhea second significant cause child morbidity mortality especially developing countries world health organization advises mothers caregivers able recognize symptoms dehydration therefore study aimed assess knowledge behavioral practices regarding diarrhea among mothers arar city saudi arabia crosssectional survey used anonymous online questionnaire distributed among mothers children aged one five years arar city snowball convenient sampling method used recruit participants information knowledge behavioral practices regarding diarrhea obtained mothers children electronic questionnaire chisquare test fishers exact test used evaluate relationship studied variables appropriate statistical significance p005 total 479 mothers participated survey 421 included analysis mothers fall within age range 2040 years 711 large sector studied mothers high education 724 housewife 404 children one year old 777 participants 696 fell moderate knowledge category 563 moderate behavioral practice scores maternal education significantly associated knowledge furthermore maternal education behavioral practice levels significantly correlated p 001 findings highlight importance targeted education programs communitybased interventions improve mothers knowledge promote appropriate behavioral practices related childhood diarrhea ultimately lead improved health outcomes children globally