Demeke, Endalkachew (2006) Factors Influencing Carer’s Compliance in Integrated Management Child Hood Illness, Awassa Town Southern Ethiopia. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Back ground : Every year about 12 million children die before reaching their fifth birthday .Over 70% of these deaths occur in the developing world, Ethiopia is one of these countries with unacceptably high infant and under five child mortality rate of 96.8 and 141/ 1000 respectively. Acute respiratory infections, diarrhoeal diseases, malaria, measles and malnutrition are the major causes. Objective : To investigate factors influencing the compliance of carers of under five children receiving IMCI, in Awassa H. centre, Awassa town, SNNPR state, Ethiopia. Method : A cross sectional survey was conducted from October to June 2006. The study population were all carers of under five children who attended IMCI clinic at Awassa Health centre. The sample size required for this study was determined using the formula for estimating single population proportion and a total of 401 carers were used. Data entry and analysis were conducting using Epi Info 2002 and SPSS. Result : Health workers explained correctly how to give antibiotic to 274(89.5%) of carers but demonstrated to only 19(6.2%) of carers. 65(21.3%) of carers gave antibiotic correctly. ORS was given correctly by 30(19.8%) of carers and 25(19.1%) of carers were attend follow up. 175(72.9%) of carers said they did not know how to give antibiotic. Concerning safe relief of cough 46(24.5%) of carers used safe remedy. 266(66.3%) of carers provided less fluid or fluid as usually to sick children after visiting the health center. Discussion : Post secondary education of carers and monthly income more than 1000 birr were significantly associated with compliance to antibiotic and ORS. carers with no formal education were less likely to comply with ORS.. There is a great need to improve the social status of women in order to reduce child hood morbidity and mortality. Conclusion: High rates of non compliance with antibiotic, ORS and follow up visits were identified. Most carers didn’t use safe remedy to relive cough. The majority of carers said that they didn’t know how to carry out the recommended action. This is may be due to poor counselling of health worker lack of demonstration of recommended actions and low social status of women.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2018 08:26 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2018 08:26 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/7058 |
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