Authors :
Fatima Mahmood Jibirilla
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 4 - April
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8282729
Abstract :
Diarhoea is still one of the major disease
affecting children under five years of age worldwide. It is a
very common disease in sub Saharan Africa especially in
Nigeria. Despite the current interventions of improving
mothers’ knowledge of risk of diarhoea in their children,
through delivery of diarrhea lectures in clinics and
maternity centers, the rate under-five diarrhea is still
increasing. This study has described the perceptions that
may influence the occurrence of diarrhea and recurrent
diarrhea in children under five years in Abuja. This study
identified some of the risk factors through literatures and
practical observations of cases in two different areas in
Abuja; Asokoro - where the rich lives and Karu -
populated by the low income earners. The prominent
amongst the factors are mother’s education, family size,
breast-feeding, source of water, developmental milestones,
food hygiene, and personal hygiene. The obtained
information might be used as a starting point to
conducting the actual study on the subject matter with a
long term goal to introduce possible interventions that will
reduce the risk of diarrhea in children.
Keywords :
Diarhoea, Morbidity, Mortality, Risk Factor.
Diarhoea is still one of the major disease
affecting children under five years of age worldwide. It is a
very common disease in sub Saharan Africa especially in
Nigeria. Despite the current interventions of improving
mothers’ knowledge of risk of diarhoea in their children,
through delivery of diarrhea lectures in clinics and
maternity centers, the rate under-five diarrhea is still
increasing. This study has described the perceptions that
may influence the occurrence of diarrhea and recurrent
diarrhea in children under five years in Abuja. This study
identified some of the risk factors through literatures and
practical observations of cases in two different areas in
Abuja; Asokoro - where the rich lives and Karu -
populated by the low income earners. The prominent
amongst the factors are mother’s education, family size,
breast-feeding, source of water, developmental milestones,
food hygiene, and personal hygiene. The obtained
information might be used as a starting point to
conducting the actual study on the subject matter with a
long term goal to introduce possible interventions that will
reduce the risk of diarrhea in children.
Keywords :
Diarhoea, Morbidity, Mortality, Risk Factor.
