Maternal knowledge, attitude and practice regarding commercial oral rehydration salt solution: experience from a diarrhoeal disease hospital in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite oral rehydration salt (ORS) solution being a life-saving medication, mothers of affected children often lack proper knowledge and exhibit improper practice of using ORS in sachets. We aimed to assess maternal knowledge, attitude and practice towards commercially available ORS and its use in treating under-5 children with diarrhoea.

Methods

The study was conducted at the Dhaka Hospital, Bangladesh. We included 350 mothers of under-5 children suffering from diarrhoea. Data were collected using a pretested questionnaire and modified Bloom's cut-off was used to determine adequate knowledge (≥80%), positive attitude (≥90%) and proper practice (≥75%). Logistic regression models were developed after adjusting for confounding variables. Adjusted ORs (AORs) and the

SUBMITTER: Nuzhat S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11808893 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature