Fakunle G. Adekunle, Nigeria

Bluegate Public Health Promotion Initiative Environmental Health Services

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KNOWLEDGE OF MOTHERS ON ACUTE LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS, MODE OF TRANSMISSION, SYMPTOMS AND INDOOR MICROBIOME (ID 339)

Session Name
Population Sciences - Knowledge Translation and Public Health Policy

Abstract

Background

Acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRIs) is a leading cause of illness and death among children under-five, with Nigeria having a higher number of mortality due to this disease.

Methods

A case-control design was employed for this study. One hundred under five children each with ALRI (cases) and 100 without any form of ALRI (controls) were selected from hospitals in Ibadan. A pre-tested three section questionnaire was administered to mothers to obtain information’s.
Data collected was analyzed using statistical package for social sciences version 21. Results was presented has mean, frequencies and percentages.

Results

Mean age among the group studied was 32.14±7.01 years for cases and 32.85±5.83 years for controls (p=>0.05). The mean knowledge score for ALRI mode of transmission and symptoms among the case population was 18.25±20.08 compared to 4.59±11.49 among the control population (p=<0.005). The mean knowledge score for indoor microbiome among cases was 6.08±5.59 compared to 3.10±3.40 among the controls (p=<0.005).

Conclusions

Results revealed poor knowledge of ALRI, Mode of Transmission, Symptoms and indoor microbiome among the group studied. To mitigate the menace of under-five mortality due to acute lower respiratory tract infections, a lot of awareness on the causes and prevention of this deadly disease need to be created.

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