Table 2: Attitudes of mothers of under five children on diarrhea.
Attitude variable |
Yes |
No |
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|
Frequency |
Percentage |
Frequency |
Percentage |
Total |
Eating clean food is not important |
300 |
85 |
55 |
15 |
355 (100) |
Giving ORS during diarrhoea |
310 |
87 |
45 |
13 |
355 (100) |
Antibiotics are needed for all children with diarrhoea |
218 |
61 |
137 |
39 |
355 (100) |
Breastfeeding should be continued during diarrhoea |
124 |
35 |
231 |
65 |
355 (100) |
Water intake should be reduced if a child is having diarrhoea |
213 |
60 |
142 |
40 |
355 (100) |
Using only boiled water for drinking is time consuming and impractical |
80 |
23 |
275 |
77 |
355 (100) |
Give regular home-made foods along with ORS |
88 |
25 |
267 |
75 |
355 (100) |