The Correlation of Mothers’ Knowledge of Childhood Diarrhea and Early Management of Acute Diarrhea in Children under Five in Aceh, Indonesia

Sufriani, Asri Ayuningtias, Asri Ayuningtias, Sinta Nelysa, Sinta Nelysa

2018

Abstract

The increasing death rate of children under-five associated with diarrhoeal diseases has urged people to make efforts in order to decrease the children’s mortality and morbidity rate. Mother as primary caregiver to children under five, is playing an important role to minimize the effects of acute diarrhea. This research aims to investigate the correlation of mothers’ knowledge of childhood diarrhea with early management of acute diarrhea in children under five in Aceh, Indonesia. This descriptive-correlational study was conducted with 86 mothers of children aged 2 to 5 years using purposive sampling. The results showed that there was a correlation of the mothers’ knowledge and the early management of acute diarrhea in children under five (p-value = 0.005). The mother’s knowledge associated with the intake of oralite (p-value = 0.019) and nutrition (p-value = 0.000). However, there was no correlation of the mothers’ knowledge and zinc intake (p-value = 0.089). It is suggested to maintain health promotion related to early management of acute diarrhea in children under five. In addition, the importance of zinc provision is proposed to increase the knowledge and create positive attitude among mothers.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sufriani., Ayuningtias A. and Nelysa S. (2018). The Correlation of Mothers’ Knowledge of Childhood Diarrhea and Early Management of Acute Diarrhea in Children under Five in Aceh, Indonesia. In Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC, ISBN 978-989-758-413-8, pages 181-187. DOI: 10.5220/0008396200002442

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ainc18,
author={Sufriani and Asri Ayuningtias and Sinta Nelysa},
title={The Correlation of Mothers’ Knowledge of Childhood Diarrhea and Early Management of Acute Diarrhea in Children under Five in Aceh, Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,},
year={2018},
pages={181-187},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008396200002442},
isbn={978-989-758-413-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,
TI - The Correlation of Mothers’ Knowledge of Childhood Diarrhea and Early Management of Acute Diarrhea in Children under Five in Aceh, Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-413-8
AU - Sufriani.
AU - Ayuningtias A.
AU - Nelysa S.
PY - 2018
SP - 181
EP - 187
DO - 10.5220/0008396200002442