[ Évaluation des connaissances et attitudes des mères sur la prise en charge de la diarrhée dans le secteur de Nganda Tsundi, territoire de Tshela dans la province du Kongo Central en RDC ]
Volume 34, Issue 2, November 2021, Pages 151–155
Pitu Mbabu Hugo1
1 Institut Supérieur de Techniques Médicales de Tshela (ISTM, TSHELA), RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2021 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Acute diarrhea is a cause of death due to lack of knowledge on proper care by mothers in the NGANDA TSUNDI sector in Tshela territory in DRC. The high observed mortality rate is due to mothers’ignorance of the management of diarrhea. The objective of this work was to assess the knowledge and attitudes of mothers on the management of diarrhea in the community among children from 0 to 5 years old in the sector of NGANDA TSUNDI.The samples of our research were collected in 5 villages of the aforementioned sector among mothers living in one of the five villages present on the day of our survey and having agreed to answer our questions.Indeed, the results showed that out of a total of 240 mothers surveyed:With regard to knowledge about the prevention of diarrhea at home, 140 respondents or 41% washed their hands, followed by those doing a good cooking and conservation of food with 21% and concerning the variable use of latrine with 6%.Regarding knowledge of the signs of diarrhea, 52% of mothers know the signs of diarrhea. Regarding the knowledge of home treatment for diarrhea, 67% of our respondents ignore the use of antibiotics, followed by those who use rice water with 58%.
Author Keywords: Assessment, knowledge, diarrhea, mother, community.
Volume 34, Issue 2, November 2021, Pages 151–155
Pitu Mbabu Hugo1
1 Institut Supérieur de Techniques Médicales de Tshela (ISTM, TSHELA), RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2021 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Acute diarrhea is a cause of death due to lack of knowledge on proper care by mothers in the NGANDA TSUNDI sector in Tshela territory in DRC. The high observed mortality rate is due to mothers’ignorance of the management of diarrhea. The objective of this work was to assess the knowledge and attitudes of mothers on the management of diarrhea in the community among children from 0 to 5 years old in the sector of NGANDA TSUNDI.The samples of our research were collected in 5 villages of the aforementioned sector among mothers living in one of the five villages present on the day of our survey and having agreed to answer our questions.Indeed, the results showed that out of a total of 240 mothers surveyed:With regard to knowledge about the prevention of diarrhea at home, 140 respondents or 41% washed their hands, followed by those doing a good cooking and conservation of food with 21% and concerning the variable use of latrine with 6%.Regarding knowledge of the signs of diarrhea, 52% of mothers know the signs of diarrhea. Regarding the knowledge of home treatment for diarrhea, 67% of our respondents ignore the use of antibiotics, followed by those who use rice water with 58%.
Author Keywords: Assessment, knowledge, diarrhea, mother, community.
Abstract: (french)
La diarrhée aiguë est une cause de décès par manque des connaissances sur une bonne prise en charge par les mères dans le secteur de NGANDA TSUNDI dans le territoire de Tshela en R.D.C. le taux élevé de la mortalité observé est dû à l’ignorance des mères sur la prise en charge de la diarrhée. Ce travail avait pour objectif d’évaluer les connaissances, attitudes des mères sur la prise en charge de la diarrhée dans la communauté chez les enfants de 0 à 5 ans dans le secteur de NGANDA TSUNDI.Les échantillons de notre recherche étaient récoltés dans 5 villages dudit secteur précité; chez les mères habitant l’un des cinq villages, présente le jour de notre enquête et ayant accepté de répondre à nos questions.En effet les résultats ont démontré que sur un total de 240 mères enquêtées:-Pour ce qui est de la connaissance sur la prévention de la diarrhée à domicile, 140 enquêtés soit 41% lavaient les mains, suivies de celles faisant une bonne cuisson et conservation des aliments avec 21% et concernant la variable usage de latrine avec 6%.-En rapport de la connaissance des signes de la diarrhée, 52% des mères connaissent les signes de la diarrhée.-Concernant la connaissance de traitement à domicile de diarrhée, 67% de nos enquêtés ignorent l’usage des antibiotique, suivie de celles qui utilisent l’eau de riz avec 58%.
Author Keywords: Evaluation, connaissance, diarrhée, mère, communauté.
How to Cite this Article
Pitu Mbabu Hugo, “Assessment of mothers' knowledge and attitudes on the management of diarrhea in the Nganda Tsundi sector, Tshela territory in Kongo Central province in the DRC,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 151–155, November 2021.
