Hand-washing practices amongst mothers of under-5 children in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Opara, PI; Alex-Hart, B. A.; Okari, Tamunoiyowuna Grace

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“…This indicates that knowledge alone is not enough for practicing good handwashing, other factors may have an influence for example, it might be the matter of behavior, 40,41 changing the habit is difficult, [42][43][44] their negative attitude towards the tangible effect of proper handwashing practice to control and prevent various communicable diseases, 45 and income. 39,46,47 A high-income family may live a higher quality of life because they have access to hygeine products unless they exhibit forgetfulness and laziness towards handwashing practices.…”

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“…7,8 Evidence has indicated that effective handwashing practices can reduce the burden of global infectious disease transmission, especially diarrheal diseases. 2,3,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Around 2.4 million deaths could be prevented annually by good hygiene practices, reliable sanitation, and drinking water. 20 In addition, hand washing can reduce the occurrence of diarrheal diseases by 14-40%, 10,21,22 and educating mothers about personal hygiene can lead to a 27% decrease in the risk of infectious disease.…”

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<p>Mother’s Handwashing Practices and Health Outcomes of Under-Five Children in Northwest Ethiopia</p>

Taddese

Dagnew

Andualem

2020

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Background: Improving handwashing practices of mothers is important in developing countries to reduce child morbidity, mortality, and hygiene-related illnesses. This study aimed to assess mothers handwashing practice and the health effects on under-five children in northwest Ethiopia. Methods: The study was an institution-based cross-sectional study conducted from November 2018 to January 2019 at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital. Four hundred and twenty two randomly selected mothers who have had under-five children were included in the study. Structured questioners were developed to assess handwashing practics and sociodemographic characterististics of mothers, and medical history related data of children were extracted from medical charts. Data entry and clearance were performed by Epi-info TM version-7 software and exported for analysis to SPSS 22. Adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was used to declare statistically significant variables on the basis of p-value < 0.05. Results: The proportion of mothers who practiced good handwashing was 39.1% [95% CI: (34.8-43.9)]. More than half (54.3% and 53.6%) of the mothers indicated that they always remind their children to wash their hands before and after eating, respectively. However, 28% of under-five children were admitted to hospital with a diarrheal disease which may have been due to the poor hand washing practices of their mother. The odds of having good knowledge of handwashing practices were 0.26 times lower. Being married increased the handwashing practices of mothers by 2.62 times. Conclusion: The majority of mothers who were knowledgable about handwashing were not executing it accuractely. Diarrheal admissions among under-five children have been influenced by their mother's poor hand washing practices. Therefore, it is imperitive to improve the understanding of proper handwashing practices of mothers at every level in the community.

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<p>Mother’s Handwashing Practices and Health Outcomes of Under-Five Children in Northwest Ethiopia</p>

Taddese

Dagnew

Andualem

2020

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“…A cross-sectional study conducted in slums of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, among 506 households, of 451 children aged 6–59 months, stated that improved knowledge of caregivers was associated with higher odds of better child hygienic practices [20]. Similarly, a health facility based cross-sectional study conducted in Port Harcourt among 154 mothers of under-five children found that self-reported hand washing with soap and water before feeding the child and after cleaning the child was significantly associated with higher mothers' level of education [21]. This might be primarily due to changes in traditional beliefs, attitude, and improved WaSH practices in them.…”

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Water and Sanitation Hygiene Practices for Under-Five Children among Households of Sugali Tribe of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Kusuma

Pandav

et al. 2017

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Background Increased mortality is associated with poor household water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) practices. The objective was to study the WaSH practices for under-five children among households of Sugali Tribe, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in four mandals in 2012. A total of 500 households with under-five children were identified. Data was collected from mothers/caregivers. A summary WaSH score was generated from four specific indices, water, sanitation, hygiene, and hand washing practices, and determinants were identified. Results Of the total households, 69% reported doing nothing at home to make the water safe for drinking. Over 90% of the households reported storing water in a utensil covered with a lid and retrieving water by dipping glass in the vessels. Open defecation was a commonly reported practice (84.8%). About three-fifths of the study's households reported using water and soap for cleaning dirty hands and one-third (37.4%) reported using water and soap after defecation. The median WaSH score was 15. In the hierarchical stepwise multiple linear regression, only socioeconomic variables were significantly associated with WaSH score. Conclusion WaSH related practices were generally poor in people of the Sugali Tribe in Andhra Pradesh, India.

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“…In their study of konduga LGA of Borno State, Ambe et al in 2008 documented prevalent cord care practices such as application of hot fermentation 31.5%, use of rag and lantern 19.5%, use of Vaseline 9.3%, use of ash/ charcoal 9.3%, use of red sand 3.5% respectively. 7 Opara et al, in their study of cord care by mothers in Port Harcourtin 2012, reported the use of petroleum jelly 58%, hot balms 20.3% antibiotic ointments 11.6% and use of toothpaste 5.8% 8 . In a study on the determinants of cord care practices carried out in Benin, Abhulimhen-Iyoha et al, reported that 76.8% of mothers who participated in the study were aware of beneficial cord practices and yet used other substances.…”

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Newborn cord care practices amongst mothers in Makurdi, Benue State Nigeria

Ochoga¹,

Michael²,

Ikuren³

et al. 2020

Nig. J. Paed.

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Background: Omphalitis is a neonatal infection resulting from unhygienic care of the umbilical cord.In 2014, the World Health Organization issued a new recommendation; the application Of daily Chlorhexidine gel to the umbilical stump. The aim of this study was to determine cord care practices common amongst mothers in Makurdi Local Government area of Benue State in North Central Nigeria. Methodology: The study was a cross-sectional study carried out at the well-baby Immunization Clinic of the Benue State University Teaching hospital (BSUTH) and the Immunization Clinic at the Epidemiology unit of the Benue State Ministry of Health both in Makurdi Local Government area of Benue State from April to July 2018.Subjects were mothers presenting with their babies at these clinics during the study period. Information was collected using a structured intervieweradministered questionnaire. Results: Three hundred and ninetyeight mother-infant pairs participated in this study. Of the infants the males were 205 (51.5%) while the females were 193 (48.5%); they were aged 1-16 days with mean age of 4.29±2.37 days. Two hundred and seventy-two (68.3%) mothers had their babies’ cords cleaned with methylated spirit alone while 11 (2.8%) cleaned with methylated spirit and another substance. The commonest substance applied to cord after cleaning was Vaseline 58(14.6%). Conclusion: The use of methylated spirit for cord care is high among mothers in Makurdi, the uptake of Chlorhexidine as recommended by WHO is significantly very low and this calls for more concerted efforts in educating mothers about the use of Chlorhexidine for cord care. Key words: Chlorhexidine, Cord care, Mothers, Newborn, Practices,

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Hand-washing practices amongst mothers of under-5 children in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Abstract: Hand-washing practices by mothers in Port Harcourt are poor. Extensive education of the public is required to reduce the risks of childhood infections associated with lack of hand-washing.

Cited by 13 publications

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<p>Mother’s Handwashing Practices and Health Outcomes of Under-Five Children in Northwest Ethiopia</p>

<p>Mother’s Handwashing Practices and Health Outcomes of Under-Five Children in Northwest Ethiopia</p>

Water and Sanitation Hygiene Practices for Under-Five Children among Households of Sugali Tribe of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Newborn cord care practices amongst mothers in Makurdi, Benue State Nigeria

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