Pre-facility management of childhood illnesses: the experience in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria 2020; 4(3): 32-42
dc.contributor.author | Duke, E.S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ezenwa, B.N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, A.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ekanem, E.E. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-24T08:53:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-24T08:53:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.description | Scholarly article | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The health of children is a global priority, linked to the care given in illness. Prompt and early care must start at home to avert death. There are limited studies on pre-facility management practices of childhood illnesses by care-givers in Nigeria. Objective: To assess the pre-facility treatment practices employed by mothers in response to common childhood illnesses in under-five children in Alimosho Local Government Area(LGA) of Lagos State, Nigeria. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out among 360 mothers of Under-five children in Alimosho LGA between March and May 2016. The respondents were selected using multi-stage sampling method. Structured interviewer-administered questionnaires were used for data collection. SPSS version 20.0 was used for data analysis and presented as frequencies and means; bivariate analysis was used to determine significant associations. Results: The mean maternal age was 32.69 ± 6.46 years. Only 36.7% of the mothers attained tertiary education. Majority of the respondents carried out appropriate practices concerning fever 222 (74.2%), diarrhea 176 (63.8%) and vomiting 138 (52.9%) while 102 (39.5%) of the mothers employed inappropriate actions in response to convulsion. Majority of the respondents had a positive attitude towards childhood illnesses 195 (54.2%) versus 165 (45.8%). There was a statistically significant association between respondents' level of education and attitude with good health-seeking behavior in 335 (93%) of them. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that most mothers portrayed appropriate home management practices concerning some childhood illnesses with positive attitude and good health-seeking behavior. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Duke ES, Ezenwa BN, ROBERTS AA, Ekanem EE. Pre-facility management of childhood illnesses: the experience in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria Nig Del Med J 2020; 4(3): 32-42 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | https//orcid.org/0000-0001-7437-3211 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ndmjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/PRE-FACILITY-MANAGEMENT-OF-CHILDHOOD.pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10702 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Niger Delta Medical Journal | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Nig Del Med J;4 (3) | |
dc.subject | Home treatment practices | en_US |
dc.subject | Mothers | en_US |
dc.subject | Under-five children | en_US |
dc.subject | Nigeria | en_US |
dc.subject | Research Subject Categories::MEDICINE | en_US |
dc.title | Pre-facility management of childhood illnesses: the experience in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria 2020; 4(3): 32-42 | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |