Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hand Washing among Mothers of Children With Gasteroenteritis in Tabriz Children Medical Center in 2021
Abstract
Abstract
The knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers of children under five years of age with gastroenteritis in hand washing in referred to educational and medical centers of Tabriz in 2021
Background: Gastroenteritis is still the leading cause of infectious diseases in children under five years of age, which can be prevented if proper hand hygiene and hygiene measures are followed. The aim of this study was to determine the The knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers of children under five years of age with gastroenteritis in hand washing in referred to educational and medical centers of Tabriz in 2021.
Material & Method: In this descriptive-analytical study, 182 mothers of children aged 6-60 months with gastroenteritis hospitalized in the infectious section of Tabriz Children's Medical Center were included in the study by covieniece methods. Data collection tools; The demographic profile form and modified questionnaire was mothers' knowledge, attitude and practice about hand washing in children of Mohamed et al. (2016). The collected data were analyzed by SPSS software and descriptive and inferential statistical tests )Multiple linear regression).
Results: The mean score of knowledge was 33.35 ± 0.92 (out of 24), the mean score of attitude was 44.43 ± 5.66 (out of 50) and the mean score of mothers' performance was 56.23± 5.25 (out of 60)that these results Indicates desired level of knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers of children with gastroenteritis in hand washing. No significant relationship between mother's age, mother's education, mother's job status, mother's job type, number of family members, number of children, age of first child, age of second child, father's job, father's education, housing status, family income and knowledge, attitude and the practice of mothers of children under five years of age with gastroenteritis in relation to hand washing (P <0.05).
Conclusion: However, the mothers in the present study had good knowledge, attitude and practice in hand washing ; but , it is necessary that improve some of the items mentioned in the field of knowledge, attitude and practice in hand washing through education and in the points in the field of hand hygiene in order to improve them.