Knowledge and Attitude of Men towards Factors influencing Childhood Mortality in a Semi-Urban Community in Northwestern Nigeria

Background: In spite of concerted global efforts to reduce childhood mortality, countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are still being plagued with incomparably high mortality rates; thereby contributing majorly to the global burden. These deaths occur from causes which are preventable. Men play a pivotal role in sustained efforts to reduce childhood mortality, however, they are usually overlooked in favour of the mothers. The study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of men towards factors influencing childhood mortality in a semi-urban community, North-Western Nigeria.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. A total of 174 married men were sampled using a multistage sampling technique. Data collected were analysed using the IBM SPSS version 21. Results were presented in tables and bar charts. The level of statistical significance was set at p<0.05.Results: The mean age (±SD) of the respondents was 38 (±11.2) years. One hundred and ten (64.7%) of the respondents had lost a child under the age of five years. Majority 142 (83.5%) of the respondents had poor knowledge of risk factors influencing childhood mortality and 141 (82.9%) of the respondents had a positive attitude towards prevention of childhood mortality.Conclusion: The study has highlighted the need for increased male involvement in child health issues. Interventions such as health education and community mobilization that aims to educate men on risk factors and danger signs associated with poor childhood health outcomes should be carried out in this area.

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A study of malnutrition and associated risk factors among children of age 06-59 months in urban area of Jabalpur district (M.P.)

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20175801 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 296

Author(s):

Nandini Shukla ◽

Neelam A. Toppo ◽

Aditya Thakur ◽

Pradeep Kumar Kasar

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Data Entry ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Childhood Mortality ◽

Economic Sectors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

Free Trial ◽

Childhood Malnutrition

Background: “Malnutrition is a silent emergency”. Malnutrition is not only an important cause of childhood mortality and morbidity, but also leads to permanent impairment of both physical and mental growth of those who survive. Methods: Cross sectional study was conducted among 720 children of age group 06-59 months in randomly selected eight wards of Jabalpur District. Multistage random sampling technique was used for the selection of study subjects. Predesigned questionnaire was used to collect data and anthropometric measurements were done. Data entry and analysis was done using Epi Info™ 7.1.5 and SPSS 20.0 (free trial version). Results: The prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting were found to be 34.3%, 41.5% and 18.9% respectively while the prevalence of obese and overweight was 3.1% and 7.4% respectively. Malnutrition was found to be higher among the children born with low birth weight, having higher birth order, more number of siblings, those with incomplete immunization status and inappropriate feeding practices i.e. lack of exclusive breast feeding and improper weaning. Conclusions: The present study demonstrates the multiple risk factors for childhood malnutrition, encompassing sectors other than health alone like social and economic sectors, requiring multisectoral approach to fight against the silent killer of childhood malnutrition.

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Correlation between prevalence and socio-demographic, knowledge and risk factors of soil transmitted helminthiases: cross-sectional study among primary school-going children in Rarieda, Kenya

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20202965 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (7) ◽

pp. 2455

Author(s):

Stephen Onyango Arwa ◽

Dominic Mogere ◽

David Musoke

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Primary School ◽

Ethical Issues ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis

Background: Soil transmitted helminthiasis, classified as neglected tropical diseases are among the most common infections worldwide with greatest numbers occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa, Americas, China and East Asia. Globally, over two billion people are infected with school-age children bearing the greatest burdens. Transmission is through eggs present in human faeces. They are infections of public health importance as they cause among others, nutritional impairment, diarrhoea and intestinal obstruction. Prevention involves deworming, health education and sanitation.Methods: The study was carried out in Rarieda, Kenya in 2018. Study participants were primary school children of ages seven to fifteen. Cross sectional study design was used and the data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. All the ethical issues were adhered to as per the International standards.Results: The study established that prevalence of soil transmitted helminthiasis was high in areas where the risk factors associated with the infections were high. Pupils who were more knowledgeable on soil transmitted helminthiases were less infected. Younger pupils were more infected than older pupils. Lastly, the prevalence of these infections varied with gender of the pupils, and geographical location from where the pupils came from.Conclusions: Correlation between prevalence of soil transmitted helminthiases and risk factors, and between presence of toilets and level of hygiene practice were positive, r=0.90 and 0.93 respectively; while correlation between prevalence of soil transmitted helminthiases and knowledge was negative, r=-0.75. Values of the correlations were of statistical significance at p<0.05.

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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING IMMUNIZATION OF CHILDREN IN RURAL ABIA STATE, NIGERIA

International Journal of Child Youth and Family Studies ◽

10.18357/ijcyfs73-4201616128 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (3-4) ◽

pp. 404

Author(s):

Ezebunwa E. Nwokocha ◽

Chioma Obioma

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Rational Choice Theory ◽

Choice Theory ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Childhood Mortality ◽

Infant Mortality Rate ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Childhood Immunization ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Selection Of

The role of adequate and timely immunization in the reduction of infant and childhood mortality cannot be overstated, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This study, anchored in the Health Belief Model and Rational Choice Theory, investigated the sociocultural factors influencing childhood immunization in the rural state of Abia, Nigeria, an area with a high infant mortality rate. A multistage sampling technique involving the random selection of 3 communities in Bende Local Government Area and the purposive selection of 433 respondents with children under the age of 5 was adopted. In-depth interviews were conducted with 13 respondents — 3 health personnel, 3 traditional birth attendants, 4 community leaders (2 men and 2 women), 2 church representatives, and the head of the health department in the local government headquarters. Findings reveal that the majority of respondents had heard about childhood immunization and largely understood its essence. Religious beliefs and the mother’s economic activities (especially when market day coincides with immunization day) were identified as major influences on immunization. More attention should be directed to providing adequate education for rural dwellers on the importance of immunization for childhood mortality reduction.

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Level of Exclusive Breastfeeding and Its Enabling Factors Among Lactating Women Who Delivered in Health Facilites of Asosa Town, Ethiopia: a Cross Sectional Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-429676/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Megersa Kumera ◽

Jemal Haidar

Keyword(s):

Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽

Postnatal Care ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Good Practice ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Enabling Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Influencing

Abstract Background: Despite the enormous benefit of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) to mothers and infants, the practice of exclusive breastfeeding is globally low. In sub-Saharan Africa and Ethiopia, the prevalence of EBF stands at 35% and 58%, respectively. The low EBF practice in Ethiopia calls for further study and thus we studied the EBF practice in the study area since little is known about its current magnitude and factors influencing its practice for some programmatic improvements. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from June-July 2019 among 412 mothers who delivered in health facilities of Asosa town. Data on socio demographic characteristics and other important variables were collected through face to face interview by trained health extension workers in accordance with relevant ethical guidelines and regulations. The collected data were then cleaned and entered into Epi-data software version 3.02. Analysis was done by SPSS version 20. Binary and multivariate logistic regression were performed to identify the contributing factors. P-value of less than 0.05 and 95% confidence interval was considered to determine statistical significance.Results: Of the 412 respondents, the majority (88.1%) were multi-gravida and above. Less than a quarter (26.0%) and over half (55.4%) had neither received antenatal nor postnatal care. The proportion of mothers who exclusively breastfed their children was 76.0% and the overall aggregated good practice of EBF score was 64.1%. mothers who completed primary school [AOR=4.5; 95%CI=1.1,18.2], had three or more ANC [AOR=0.018;95CI=0.003-0.12], and postnatal follow-up [AOR=0.218;95%CI=0.07-0.67], and had male infants [AOR= 2.3; 95%CI=1.0-4.95] were among the enabling factors influencing the exclusive breastfeeding practice score.Conclusion: Women’s retention on the continuum of the maternal care pathway is low with about a quarter of mothers were not practicing EBFand one in two had no postnatal care. To narrow the observed maternal and child health disparities, it is essential to intervene through focused actions that address the above enabling factors.

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Hubungan Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Ibu Dengan Keputusan Waktu Penyapihan

Jurnal Endurance ◽

10.22216/jen.v3i3.3141 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 500

Author(s):

Desmariyenti Desmariyenti ◽

Nelfi Sarlis ◽

Rima Fitriani

Keyword(s):

Random Sampling ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

P Value ◽

Stratified Random Sampling ◽

Significant Relation ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Work Area ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Good weaning time is done at the age of the child reaches 2 years. Weaning at less than 2 years of age can cause problems in children such as incidence of infectious diseases, especially increased diarrhea, nutritional effects that lead to malnutrition in children and cause the relationship of children and mothers is reduced closeness because bounding attachment process is disrupted. This study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitude of the mother with the decision of weaning time in Tangkerang Timur Work Area Puskesmas Tenayan Raya. This research was conducted in Mei-Juni 2017 and this research using research type is quantitative data with research design using cross sectional. Sampling technique using Stratified random sampling, population in this study amounted to 368 people and samples 184 people in East Tangkerang Village. The analysis used is univariate and bivariate. The result of this research is can be concluded that there is significant relation between knowledge with time weaning (p-value 0,000 <0,05), there is significant relation between attitude with time weaning (p-value 0,000 <0,05). Mothers exclusively breastfeed to their babies until 6 months of age and and continue with breastfeeding until 24 months of age. Waktu penyapihan yang baik dilakukan pada usia anak mencapai 2 tahun. Penyapihan yang dilakukan pada usia kurang dari 2 tahun dapat menyebabkan masalah pada anak seperti insiden penyakit infeksi terutama diare meningkat, pengaruh gizi yang mengakibatkan malnutrisi pada anak dan menyebabkan hubungan anak dan ibu berkurang keeratannya karena proses bounding attachment terganggu. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pengetahuan dan sikap ibu dengan keputusan waktu penyapihan di Keluraan Tangkerang Timur Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Tenayan Raya. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada bulan Mei-Juni tahum 2017 dan penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian adalah data kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian menggunakan cross sectional. Teknik sampling menggunakan Stratified random sampling, Populasi dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 368 orang dan sampel 184 orang di Kelurahan Tangkerang Timur. Analisa yang diunakan adalah univariat dan bivariat. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa ada hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan dengan waktu penyapihan (p-value 0,000< 0,05), ada hubungan bermakna antara sikap dengan waktu penyapihan (p-value 0,000 <0,05). Diharapkan ibu memberikan ASI eksklusif pada bayinya sampai usia 6 bulan dan dan dilanjutkan dengan MPASI sampai usia 24 bulan.

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Risk Factors Influencing the Occurrence and Severity of Symptomatic Dry Eye Syndrome: A Cross-sectional Study

Ophthalmic Epidemiology ◽

10.1080/09286586.2021.1879172 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Hye Rin Choi ◽

Na Hyun Kim ◽

Ju-Mi Lee ◽

Dong Phil Choi ◽

Yuri Seo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Dry Eye ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Dry Eye Syndrome ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Influencing

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Prevalence of obesity and its risk factors among school children in Karachi, Pakistan

Tropical Doctor ◽

10.1177/0049475518786664 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 266-269 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Naveed Mansoori ◽

Nighat Nisar ◽

Naveen Shahid ◽

Syed Muhammad Mubeen ◽

Shahid Ahsan

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

School Children ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Growth Chart ◽

Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Private And Public ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity

A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted during 2012 in private and public-sector schools of Karachi to determine the prevalence and factors influencing overweight and obesity among school children (aged 11–15 years). Sociodemographic characteristics and dietary habits were explored. The CDC Growth Chart was used to record height and weight. Of a total of 887 children, being overweight and frankly obese was found in 169 (19.1%) and 96 (10.8%), respectively. Of these, 176 (66.4%) were from private schools, and significant associations were found in 202 (76.2%) who were spending > 2 h/day watching television and 139 (52.5%) sleeping > 8 h/day.

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Stigmatising Attitudes Towards Co-workers with HIV in the Workplace of a Metropolitan State, Southwestern Nigeria

The Open AIDS Journal ◽

10.2174/1874613601711010067 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 67-75 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Idongesit Godwin Utuk ◽

Kayode Omoniyi Osungbade ◽

Taiwo Akinyode Obembe ◽

David Ayobami Adewole ◽

Victoria Oluwabunmi Oladoyin

Keyword(s):

Sampling Technique ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Southwestern Nigeria ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

Background:Despite demonstrating global concerns about infection in the workplace, very little research has explored how co-workers react to those living with HIV in the workplace in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to assess the level of stigmatising attitude towards co-workers living with HIV in the workplace.Methods:The study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey involving 403 respondents. They were recruited from selected companies through a multistage sampling technique. Survey was carried out using pre-tested semi-structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences to generate frequencies, cross tabulations of variables at 5% level of significance. Logistic regression model was used to determine the predictors at 95% confidence intervals.Results:Mean age of respondents was 32.9 ± 9.4 years with 86.1% being females. Overall, slightly below two-third (63.0%) had good knowledge on transmission of HIV/AIDS while 218 (54.1%) respondents had a high stigmatising attitude towards co-workers with HIV in the workplace. More female respondents (69.6%) demonstrated high stigmatising attitudes towards co-workers with HIV in the workplace (p = 0.012). Female workers were twice more likely to have high stigmatising attitudes towards co-worker with HIV [OR 2.1 (95% CI: 1.13 – 3.83)].Conclusion:Stigma towards people living with HIV/AIDs is still very persistent in different settings. Good knowledge amongst our participants about HIV/AIDs did not translate to low stigmatising attitudes among workers. Concerted efforts and trainings on the transmission of HIV/AIDs are essential to reduce stigma that is still very prevalent in workplace settings.

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Clinical outcome and risk factors of patients with suspected pneumonia in Southwest district of Ethiopia, 2020: A retrospective study

European Journal of Inflammation ◽

10.1177/20587392211048267 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 ◽

pp. 205873922110482

Author(s):

Mengistu A Sebsibe ◽

Molla A Kebede ◽

Yosef H Kazintet ◽

Bizuayehu T Gosaye ◽

Addisalem M Teferi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Clinical Outcome ◽

Clinical Features ◽

Respiratory Infections ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Childhood Mortality ◽

Poor Clinical Outcome ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Early Management ◽

Suspected Pneumonia

Acute respiratory infections (ARIs), especially pneumonia, remain the leading cause of childhood mortality and the most common reason for adult hospitalization in low- and middle-income countries, despite advances in preventative and management strategies. This study was conducted to assess factors associated with poor clinical outcome of suspected pneumonia cases among hospitalized patients at the three public health hospitals in Southwest district of Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to July, 2020. Those patients admitted with suspected pneumonia were followed up during their hospital stay, and data on outcomes were captured by study nurses. Socio-demographics, clinical features, and follow-up data were gathered, and analyzed using SPSS versions 20.0. The differences in patients’ outcome in relation to their clinical features and epidemiologically linked exposures were described and compared using chi-square tests at 95% confident intervals. In this study, 742 patients with suspected pneumonia were analyzed. Of these, 473 (62.8%) of them were male, and 264 (35.6%) were of age 1–4 years. About 533 (71.8%) patients with suspected pneumonia were presented with irregular respiratory signs/symptoms (more than one symptoms) and 132 (17.9%) had underline illnesses. About 633 (85.4%) of patients were improved after treatment, and 109 (14.7%) of them ended with poor clinical outcome after completion of their treatment. Age of the patients and presence of comorbid conditions such as HIV/AIDS infections and bronchial asthma were identified as the risk factors for poor outcome of patients with suspected pneumonia. The clinical outcome of patients with suspected pneumonia at the three hospitals in Southwest district of Ethiopia was not satisfactory. Our findings highlight that in order to reduce poor clinical outcome related to suspected pneumonia, the efforts should be focused on some factors like management and prevention of chronic comorbidities. Increasing clinicians’ awareness on early management of suspected pneumonia cases is also essential in reducing the burden of the disease .

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Risk factors for mortality among inpatients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.12669/pjms.35.5.919 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (5) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sidra Hameed ◽

Faisal Faiyaz Zuberi ◽

Sagheer Hussain ◽

Syed Khalid Ali

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

University Hospital ◽

Smoking History ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Creative Commons ◽

Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Objective: To evaluate risk factors having significant effect on mortality of smear positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) inpatients. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Dow University Hospital Ojha Campus, Karachi. One hundred and seventy (170) inpatients of smear positive PTB confirmed by Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) smear, aged between 13-80 years were enrolled by using consecutive sampling technique while patients with drug resistant Tuberculosis (TB) and extra pulmonary TB were excluded from the study. Selected patients were interviewed for collecting demographic data and risk factor data by using a standard questionnaire. Results: Out of 170 PTB inpatients, mortality was observed in 23 (13.5%) patients among which male patients were 12 (52.2%), and female were 11 (47.8%). Mortality was significantly associated with increasing age (p=0.003), socioeconomic status (p=0.019), anemia (p=0.03), Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) (p=0.005), Diabetes Mellitus (DM) (p=0.001), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (p=0.007), Hypertension (HTN) (p=0.006), recurrent TB (p=0.001), and smoking (p=0.001). Conclusion: Increasing age, poverty, smoking history, and presence of comorbidities like DM, CLD, HIV, hypertension, and anemia are associated with higher mortality in smear positive PTB cases. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.5.919 How to cite this:Hameed S, Zuberi FF, Hussain S, Ali SK. Risk factors for mortality among inpatients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(5):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.5.919 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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