CHILDHOOD DIARRHOEA KNOWLEDGE POSSESSED BY MOTHERS IN EZEAGU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE

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Helen Ebunoha
E.S. Samuel

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The main purpose of the study was to find out the knowledge of childhood diarrhea possessed by mothers in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The sample consisted 300 women selected through multistage sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. Direct approach was used to administer the questionnaire by the help of some assistants. Percentages were used for answering the research questions while ANOVA statistic was used in testing the null hypotheses. The finding revealed that mothers have high level of knowledge of the dimensions of childhood diarrhoea. There was no significance difference in the level of knowledge of mothers regarding the various dimensions of childhood diarrhea. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the health worker in the study area should strengthen their teaching on management practices of childhood diarrhoea, as well as the introduction of childhood education in all levels of education.

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Ebunoha, H., & Samuel, E. (2023). CHILDHOOD DIARRHOEA KNOWLEDGE POSSESSED BY MOTHERS IN EZEAGU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE. International Journal of Human Kinetics, Health and Education, 1(1). Retrieved from https://journals.aphriapub.com/index.php/IJoHKHE/article/view/2300
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Helen Ebunoha, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Department of Health and Physical Education

E.S. Samuel, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Department of Health and Physical Education