Table 3.
Mothers knowledge in relation to definition of diarrhea and home management
| Indicator | Before |
After |
Chi Square | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Know No (%) | Partially know No (%) | Do not know No (%) | Know No (%) | Partially know No (%) | Do not know No (%) | |||
| Mothers knowledge about definition of diarrhea | 35(35) | 53 (53) | 22 (22) | 91 (91) | 10 (10) | 9 (9) | 11.7 | 0.020* |
| Mothers knowledge about danger of diarrhea | 28 (28) | 47 (47) | 35 (35) | 94 (94) | 8 (8) | 8 (8) | 19.94 | 0.001** |
| Mothers knowledge on when to seek medical advice | 13 (13) | 79 (79) | 18 (18) | 92 (92) | 8 (8) | 10 (10) | 4.7 | 0.031* |
| Mothers knowledge of the three rules of home case management | 29 (29) | 46 (46) | 35 (35) | 93 (93) | 7 (7) | 10 (10) | 11.71 | 0.020* |
*
Significant at 5% level
**
Significant at 1% level