Level of knowledge of mothers (18-35 years of age) of under 5 children regarding ORS therapy

CONTEXT: Diarrhea is a preventable cause of under 5 years of mortality. Mothers are a primary caregiver for children at home during an illness so this study was planned. AIMS: To estimate the demographic variables and level of knowledge of mothers (18-35 years of age) of under 5 children regarding ORS therapy. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: The study was conducted in selected rural areas Chandandih (a small village in Raipur district). There is one sub-center and four Anganwadi's in Chandandih. The population of this study was the mother (18-35 yr.) of under 5yr children. In this study non-probability, purposive sampling was adopted for selecting the sample, and the sample size is 60 mothers. METHODS AND MATERIAL: In this study, 60 mothers were enrolled and their demographic variables were asked, then a self-structured questionnaire was administered. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Demographic variables were analyzed by using descriptive measures (frequency and percentage) and knowledge was analyzed using descriptive statistics (means, standard deviation). RESULTS: This study showed that little and average levels of knowledge regarding ORS therapy of mothers were around 63.34% which may be attributable to their qualification level which was maximum till primary education. Moreover, many were housewives. Only 16.66% had a good level of knowledge regarding ORS therapy. CONCLUSIONS: 63.34% had little or average knowledge regarding ORS therapy.