Child Survival Strategies: Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Rural Women of Reproductive Age in Cross River State, Nigeria
المؤلفون المشاركون
Etokidem, Aniekan Jumbo
Johnson, Ofonime
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2016، العدد 2016 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2016)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2016-10-11
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
8
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Introduction.
Nigeria is one of the five countries that account for about 50% of under-five mortality in the world.
The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and practice of child survival strategies among rural community caregivers in Cross River State of Nigeria.
Materials and Methods.
This descriptive cross-sectional survey used a pretested questionnaire to obtain information from 150 women of reproductive age.
Data analysis was done using SPSS version 20.
Results.
The child survival strategy known to most of the respondents was oral rehydration therapy as indicated by 98% followed by female education by 73.3% and immunization by 67.3%.
Only 20% of the respondents had adequate knowledge of frequency of weighing a child while only 32.7% knew that breastfeeding should be continued even if the child had diarrhea.
More respondents with nonformal education (83.3%) practiced exclusive breastfeeding of their last children compared to respondents with primary education (77.3%), secondary education (74.2%), and tertiary education (72.2%).
Conclusion.
Although respondents demonstrated adequate knowledge and practice of most of the strategies, there was evidence of gaps, including myths and misconceptions that could mar efforts towards reducing child morbidity and mortality in the state.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Etokidem, Aniekan Jumbo& Johnson, Ofonime. 2016. Child Survival Strategies: Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Rural Women of Reproductive Age in Cross River State, Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1110853
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Etokidem, Aniekan Jumbo& Johnson, Ofonime. Child Survival Strategies: Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Rural Women of Reproductive Age in Cross River State, Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1110853
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Etokidem, Aniekan Jumbo& Johnson, Ofonime. Child Survival Strategies: Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Rural Women of Reproductive Age in Cross River State, Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1110853
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1110853
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
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