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Revista de Salud Pública
Print version ISSN 0124-0064
Abstract
SILVA-JOVENTINO, Emanuella et al. Socio-demographic and healthcare conditions regarding maternal self-sufficiency/effectiveness concerning preventing diarrhea during childhood. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2013, vol.15, n.4, pp.592-604. ISSN 0124-0064.
Objective Investigating the correlation between socio-demographic conditions, health and maternal self-efficacy to prevent childhood diarrhoea. Methods This was a quantitative cross-sectional study which was conducted in Fortaleza, in north-eastern Brazil; it involved 448 mothers of children aged less than 5 years-old. Data was collected through interviews held in the family healthcare centres using an in-house maternal self-efficacy for childhood diarrhoea prevention scale and a form for collecting information about the mothers' socio-demographic profile. Results The self-sufficiency/effectiveness in preventing diarrhoea during childhood interview data revealed a statistically significant association with maternal age (p=0.018), per capita income (p=0.023), type of housing (p=0.032), garbage disposal from the dwelling (p=0.000), origin of the water drunk by the children (p=0.002), type of sanitary installation (p=0.001) and its location (p=0.023), type of drainage (p=0.046) and the resources used by the mothers regarding their personal hygiene (p=0.002). Conclusions Healthcare staff should advance strategies for improving self-sufficiency/effectiveness regarding maternal care for children, especially regarding preventative measures concerning diarrhoea during childhood.
Keywords : Diarrhoea during infancy; maternal self-sufficiency/effectiveness; nursing.