Knowledge and practice of preparation of home made saline and diet during diarrhoea among mothers of tribal community in Sylhet district

Shohel Ahmed¹, Abdul Khalique Barbhuiya², Mahin Sultana³ , Shaheen Akhtar⁴, Shah Halimur Rashid⁵

1. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, NEMC, Sylhet
2. Professor and Head, Dept. of Community Medicine, NEMC, Sylhet
3. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, NEMC, Sylhet
4. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Shahabuddin Medical College, Dhaka
5. Lecturer, Dept. of Community Medicine, NEMC, Sylhet.

Abstract

Objective
To assess the understanding of mothers of tribal community regarding preparation of home made oral saline and diet during diarrhoea.

Material and method: The study was conducted between March 2007 to June 2007. The place of study was Nokshiapunjee of Jaintapur Upozailla, Sylhet district. A total of 101 mothers were selected for the study. The data were collected by a structured questionnaire through face to face interview.

Results: 69% of the respondents had the correct knowledge of preparation of home made saline, 28% knew incorrectly, 3% were ignorant about the preparation. 84.2% children and 71.3% adults were provided normal diet during diarrhea.

Conclusion: The knowledge about the composition and process of preparation of home made saline and providing normal diet during diarrhea was though quite high but a significant proportion of mothers still lack the knowledge.

Key word: Home made ORS, Knowledge, Preparation of ORS.

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