2004
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v80i6.8706
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Mothers' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding acute respiratory infections in children in Baringo District, Kenya

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“…Overall, only (18, 7.5%) had good knowledge of pneumonia, and caretakers with poor knowledge were more likely to have delayed consultations. This concurs with findings from an earlier study done in rural Nandi, Kenya that showed that mothers sought prompt care if they were able to recognize difficulty in breathing and fast breathing in child, than a mere cough [26]. Similar findings were also reported in a study done in Ethiopia [15].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Overall, only (18, 7.5%) had good knowledge of pneumonia, and caretakers with poor knowledge were more likely to have delayed consultations. This concurs with findings from an earlier study done in rural Nandi, Kenya that showed that mothers sought prompt care if they were able to recognize difficulty in breathing and fast breathing in child, than a mere cough [26]. Similar findings were also reported in a study done in Ethiopia [15].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Immunization coverage of children by EPI in this study was 94% where as it is 85% as shown by a study conducted in Kenya 10. This study showed that 69% of the children with ARI were continued breast feeding while in another study it was 65% 11…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 55%
“…Also, another study conducted in KSA showed that there was a deficiency in knowledge among mothers regarding the antibiotics, physician consultation and ARIs preventive measures (9) . Several worldwide studies showed that most of mothers asked for antibiotics for children with ARI as this misconception may be due to parents fear of severe illness thus thought antibiotic would help them to get better fast (8,(11)(12)(13) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%