Knowledge, attitude and practices of nurses in the management of diarrhoea among children under five years on paediatric ward at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital
| dc.contributor.author | Muhanguzi, Christopher | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-15T11:12:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-15T11:12:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-10 | |
| dc.description | A research report submitted to Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examination Board in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Diploma in Nursing Sciences of Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses on the management of Diarrhoea among children under five years of age on Pediatric ward at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital (KIU- TH). Methodology: The study design was descriptive and cross sectional in nature involving collection of information using questionnaires and enrolled 30 respondents (nurses) who were selected using a simple random sampling procedure. Results: Majority responded on the three clinical types of diarrhea,10 (33%) indicated acute watery stool that lasts several hours or days, 3(10%) disclosed acute bloody diarrhea also called dysentery and 17(57%) disclosed persistent diarrhea, which lasts 14 days or longer, 15(50%) disclosed that health units had no improved sanitation, 14(47%) agreed that there was improved sanitation and 1(3%) was not sure. A total of 28(94%) agreed that mothers are advised to use exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months 1(3%) disagreed, 1(3%) were not sure, 25(83%) agreed that nurses encourage good personal and food hygiene 3(10%) disagreed and 2(7%) were not sure. Lastly, 15(50%) agreed that nurses educate mothers and 15(50%) disagreed. Conclusion: The practice of nurses on the management of diarrhea among children under five years of age on Pediatric ward at KIU–TH indicated that improved sanitation like hand washing with soap, exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, good personal and food hygiene reduce the occurrence of diarrhea, and educating mothers as they received health tips to control diarrhea diseases | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/3247 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, School of Health Sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Diarrhoea | en_US |
| dc.subject | Management of diarrhoea among children | en_US |
| dc.subject | Paediatrics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kampala International University Teaching Hospital | en_US |
| dc.title | Knowledge, attitude and practices of nurses in the management of diarrhoea among children under five years on paediatric ward at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |