Bekele, Merga Bayou (2014) The Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of Mothers in Feeding Their under Five Children in a Rural Community of Kellech Tikka Kebele, Sebeta Awas, Spacial Zone Surrounding Finfinne, Oromia Region, 2014. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background Malnutrition remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among children throughout the world. It is responsible about 60% cause of death in under age of 5 years Objective To assess knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of mothers feeding their under five children in a rural community Kellecha Tikka Kebele, of Sebeta Awas district, Surrounding Finfine special Zone, Oromia Region, 2014 G.C Methods and Materials: - A cross-sectional study design was conducted on 597 mothers to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice and their relation with socio-economic demographic characteristic in Kellecha Tikka Kebele. The data was manipulated and analyzed by using Epi.info version 3.4.3 and SPSS version 21.0. Result: - from the total of 597 mothers, 339 (56.8%) had no sufficient knowledge about child feeding and 258 (43.2%) had sufficient knowledge about child feeding. From the total of 597, 585 (98%) gave food or liquid before six months age and only 12 (2%) had not been given food or liquid. The mother had good practice 271 (45.5%) and poor practice 327 (54.6%) as well as good attitude 279 (46.6%) and poor attitude were 318 (53.3%). In multivariate analysis the mother who can read and write was less likely good practice than that learnt secondary school and above. The protestant followers had best practice towards child feeding than other religion followers Conclusion:- Generally the study showed that from the total of 597, 585 (98%) gave food or liquid before six months age and only 12 (2%) had not been given food or liquid. From 585 that gave liquid or fluid before six months of age 55 (9%) gave the water, 274 (47%) gave the butter, 235 (40%) gave the milk and 26 (4%) other food or liquid like tenadam for their children beforesix months of age. This low level of knowledge (56.8%) about child feeding and not know the time of EBF resulted that the study took place in the rural area and affected by another sociodemographic characteristics. From this result most of the mother reported as they knew EBF but when asked did they give food or fluid before six months of age 585 (98%) did that. The mother who can read and write was less likely good practice than that learnt secondary school and above. The protestant followers had best practice towards child feeding than other religion followers.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Oct 2018 09:44 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2018 09:44 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/7222 |
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