Table 4: Knowledge and attitude about common childhood illness services offered by HEWs at HPs among mothers or caregivers under five children in Wonsho district, Southern Ethiopia, 2019.
|
Variables |
Number N = 302 |
Percent |
|
|
Mother’s the past experience on danger signs of childhood illness |
Yes |
142 |
47.0 |
|
No |
160 |
53.0 |
|
|
Mothers/caregivers awareness on at least one of ICCM services |
Yes |
178 |
58.9 |
|
No |
124 |
41.1 |
|
|
Awareness on diarrhea service |
Yes |
208 |
68.9 |
|
No |
94 |
31.1 |
|
|
Awareness on cough service |
Yes |
173 |
57.3 |
|
No |
129 |
42.7 |
|
|
Awareness on fever service |
Yes |
151 |
50.0 |
|
No |
151 |
50.0 |
|
|
Awareness on others common childhood illness services |
Yes |
63 |
20.9 |
|
No |
239 |
79.1 |
|
|
Source of information about ICCM services |
Health extension workers |
126 |
70.7 |
|
Health workers |
22 |
12.4 |
|
|
HAD (1 to 5 net work) members |
27 |
15 |
|
|
Others |
3 |
1.6 |
|
|
Perception of mothers or care takers about severity of illnesses |
Severe |
110 |
36.4 |
|
Moderate |
136 |
45.0 |
|
|
Mild |
56 |
18.5 |
|