title: Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices regarding measles in a rural area of Delhi.
abstract: 387 mothers in Mehrauli block of Delhi were interviewed regarding their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices regarding measles. 98.4% enumerated one or the other symptoms, fever being the commonest. 77.5% were aware of the infectious nature and 97% had favourable attitude regarding feeding the child during measles. The commonest foodstuff given was cowmilk and khichdi. 95.1% of the respondents intended to apply local herbs on eruptions. There was a variety of local medicines for home treatment and Laung, Tulsi leaves and Kishmish being the practice in descending order of preference. 98.4% respondents favoured giving special nutritional care during the attack of measles to their children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi.
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kannan
authors.forename: Pragti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.forename: Parveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Trikha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008457:Measles / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D012424:Rural Population