Mothers’ Knowledge Toward Home Health Care to Children who have Mild Diarrhea

Diarrhea is not a disease; it is a symptom associated with several diseases. Therefore, there are many things to consider determining the cause of the infection; the causes of diarrhea should be identified and treated properly to avoid any risk to the child's life. The study aimed to assess mothers’ knowledge toward home health care to children under (5 years) old who have mild diarrhea and to find out the relationship between mothers’ knowledge for home health care to children with mild diarrhea and mothers’ demographic characteristics such as (age, and level of education). A descriptive study was conducted in Kerbala Pediatric Teaching Hospital from (20/6/2017) to (25/5/2018). A purposive “non-probability” sample of (500) mothers had been children with mild diarrhea who were reviewed the pediatrics teaching hospital and the primary health care center and AL-Hure primary health care center. The finding of the study demonstrated there was accepted statistical percentage between mothers’ knowledge and mothers’ demographic characteristics such as (age, and level of education).