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- Title
Effectiveness of awareness programme on prevention and management of diaper dermatitis among mothers of children of age 0 to 1 year.
- Authors
Maya, K. S.; Pai, S. M.; D'Souza, Anjalin
- Abstract
The prevalence of diaper dermatitis in India is 4-35 % in the first 2 years of life. The incidence triples in babies with diarrhoea. A pre experimental study was conducted among the mothers of infants to determine the effectiveness of awareness programme on prevention andmanagement of diaper dermatitis. The studywas conducted in Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India, among 42 mothers of children of age 0 to 1 year. The sampleswere selected through purposive sampling. Initially the level of knowledge, attitude and practice on prevention and management of diaper dermatitis were assessed by administering a structured questionnaire to th mothers. Awareness programmeswas given on the second day and on 8 day a posttestwas carried out and a significant improvement in knowledge(t=13.813, p=0.02),attitude(t=8.34, p=0.01) and practice(t=11.32, p=0.01)were identified. The study findings showed that the awareness programme was effective in increasing the knowledge, attitude and practice on prevention andmanagement of diaper dermatitisamong themothers of infants.
- Subjects
DIAPER rash; DIARRHEA in infants; SKIN inflammation; MILK allergy; OXYURIASIS; LACTOSE intolerance
- Publication
Nitte University Journal of Health Science, 2015, Vol 5, Issue 3, p77
- ISSN
2249-7110
- Publication type
Article