title: Knowledge, attitude and practice of home management of childhood diarrhoea among caregivers of under-5 children with diarrhoeal disease in Northwestern Nigeria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Diarrhoeal diseases (DDs) constitute public health problem. Reduction in related mortality and morbidity hinges on active participation of home caregivers. It is pertinent to determine the degree of their empowerment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomly selected community primary health centres in northwestern Nigerian.
  
  
  METHODS
  Home caregivers presenting with children aged 1-59 months having DD.
  
  
  METHODS
  Knowledge, attitude and practice regards home management of DD.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Less than 1% of caregivers was knowledgeable about home management of DD. Antibiotics and anti-diarrhoeal agents use was common at 36%. ORS use was abysmally low at 8.6%. Only 32% of caregivers were aware of the use of zinc in the management of DD. Adherence to 10-day zinc supplementation was encouraging at 75.5%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is an urgent need to scale up educational and promotional activities with regards to the home management of DD if the millennium development goals are to be met.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. femiogunrinde@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Olufemi G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Ogunrinde
authors.forename: Tajudeen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Raji
authors.forename: Olumuyiwa A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Owolabi
authors.forename: Kola M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Anigo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015032:Zinc / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc