A Rapid Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Mothers Admitted with Diarrhoea Suffering Children in West Urban Region of Unguja-Zanzibar

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Kheir, Bernard Mbwele, Khadija Omary, Modester Damas, and 1 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1043619/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Background The knowledge, attitude and health practices of the mothers directly reflect on the health and vitality of the child in most of diarrhoea affected communities. The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers and caregivers (house girls) towards diarrhoeal disease among children under-five in Unguja, Zanzibar Tanzania. Methods A quantitative cross-sectional study using a rapid appraisal technique to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice of mothers and caregivers admitted with children with diarrhoeal diseases was conducted in 23 hospitals of west urban region of Unguja, Zanzibar. Results A total of 102 mothers and caregivers were studied. From the respondents 97 (95%) had satisfactory level of knowledge on diarrhoea while 5 (5%) had unsatisfactory knowledge. A total of 52 (51%) rejected the use of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) at home due to taste and smell and 50 (49%) agreed its use. A total of 55 (54%) children were served by caregivers. Collectively mothers and caregivers were asked for their practice of drinking treated or boiling water where 47 (46%) reported not to practice. A total of 48 (47%) respondents reported hand washing after helping children with defecation while only 19 (19%) respondents reported washing hands before preparing food. Conclusion Limited use of water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices was observed among mothers and caregivers in the prevention and management of under-five children with diarrhoeal disease. Infectious Diseases Knowledge Attitude WASH Practice Mothers of under-fives Caregivers Diarrhoea Diseases Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Background Globally, about 525,000 under-five children are dying by diarrhoea diseases each year [1] in resource limited settings [2]. It is also estimated that there are 1.7 billion cases of childhood diarrhoeal disease every year [1]. Diarrhoea is the third cause of childhood admission and deaths with overall incidence remaining relatively stable over the past two decades [3, 4] Diarrhoea diseases among under-fives have remained to be a public health problem in Africa [5, 6] with outbreaks causing 13% of under-five deaths while the remaining 87% causes by non-outbreak diarrhoea due to Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter and Escherichia coli [7, 8]. A number of key determinants of diarrhoea among under-five morbidity and mortality in sub–Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia have been documented [9]. Some of them includes individual factors like unemployment status, education and age of mothers/caretakers [10, 11] and others related to knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers and caregivers in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) practices that resulted in inappropriate waste disposal [12], poor hygiene and sanitation [13], limited treatment of stored drinking water [14, 15].and little awareness of ORS provision to children that led to admission of children with dehydraton. Diarrhoea still remains among the top five major killer of under-fives in Tanzania with a grey literature on maternal knowledge, attitudes and practices WASH practices and ORS provision affected by intrinsic and extrinsic factors [16, 17]. Some of the intrinsic factors includes age of the mother, mothers’ education, residing in an informal settlement, The extrinsic factors includes knowledge of the causes of diarrhoea, safe stool disposal mother’s hand washing during meal preparation [15] and following the changing of children’s diapers [16]. Evidence exists that diarrhoeal disease can be prevented through improving mothers attitudes safe drinking-water and adequate sanitation and hygiene [1] in overcrowded settings like that of west urban region of Zanzibar, Tanzania Reports in Tanzania have shown different prevalence rates in different regions of Tanzania due to different mothers’ and caregivers’ knowledge, attitude and practices related to the adherence to the principles of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene [18, 19] Focused geographic support from UNICEF has shown regions of Mbeya, Njombe, Iringa, Temeke municipality in Dar es Salaam, Mufindi, Makete, Mbarali and Zanzibar, to lagging behind the towards adherence of household practices of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) is particularly challenging [18] There is also a limited information on knowledge, attitudes and practice of mothers or Caregivers towards Diarrhoeal Disease among children under-five in Zanzibar. . The Afya Bora project in Zanzibar by UNICEF and UNFPA reported a limited knowledge among families and communities on appropriate practices around maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition, hygiene and sanitation that is thought to affect childhood diarrhoea [20]. Community factors are thought to explain the persistence nature of the childhood diarrhoea in Zanzibar [17] that urges research on community understanding for childhood diarrhoea. This study aimed at understanding how the knowledge, attitude and health practices of the mothers directly reflect on the health and vitality of the child. Materials And Methods Study Area and Period The study was conducted between 4 th March 2019 and 12 th February 2020 in the west urban region of Ungula which is one of the five regions of Zanzibar which is an island located 39 km away across the sea from the capital Dar es Salaam. The region has three districts namely: Urban district, West ‘A’ district and West ‘B’ district. These districts were selected based on the recurrence of diarrhoea cases; the region is rapidly urbanizing with a population of 593,678 which accounts for 46% of the total population of Zanzibar. The region is overpopulated second only to Dar es Salam region. Study Design and Participants A cross-sectional study design was conducted among mothers and caregivers who attended 23 hospitals with their children having diarrhoea in selected West Urban region. Sample Size Determination A population proportion formula was employed using desired characteristics of 7.2% [7] from diarrhoea cases as calculated below. Fishers formula: n = Z 2 pq/r 2 [21] Where: n = Desired sample size; p = Proportion of the population with a desired characteristics which will be 7.2% [7]; q = 1-p ; z= standard deviation desired degree of accuracy. Where z is 1.96 if the degree of confidence is 95%; r= Degree of error which will be 5%. Therefore: n was found to be 102. Data Collection Standard structured questionnaires were used to collect information rapidly from mothers and caregivers. The eligible participants were mothers and caregivers of the children who had diarrhoea more than three times per day. Nurses were used to collect information from those mothers who could not fill in the questionnaires themselves. Data Analysis The coded information was statistically analyzed for frequency and association using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS + version 16). Descriptive information was used to see if there is a relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers and caregivers towards diarrhoeal disease. Ethical consideration Ethical approval was granted from the Zanzibar Medical Research Ethics Committee (Ref. No. ZAHREC/02/DEC/2018/6). Permission to conduct the study was sought from the respective health centre authorities. The information about the study was given in writings, and study representative explained the benefits, participation rights and freedom to withdraw from the study at any time. The consent was obtained from mothers and caregivers aged above 18 years of age before collection of information. With regards to interview mothers and caregivers aged 15 to 17 years, a w ritten informed consent was obtained from a legal guardian for participants below 18 years . Both mothers and caregivers who were above 18 years provided signed consents and the legal guardians signed assent form. The participants were assured of the confidentiality of the information of knowledge, attitude and practice in the household prevention and management of diarrhoea. The information obtained from the participant was not intended to be used for any other purpose except for research study. Results A total of 102 mothers and caregivers of children under-five years with diarrhoea were included in the study. Socio-demographic Characteristics Out of the 102 study participants 49 (48%) were mothers and 53 (52%) were caregivers. The ages of the study participants ranged from 15 years to 45 years: 3 (3%) of them were between 15 and 20 years, 13 (12.7%) of them were between 21and 25 years, 34 (33.3%) of them were between 26 and 30 years, 29 (28.4%) of them were between 31 and 35 years, 19 (18.6%) of them were between 36 and 40 years, 4 (4%) of them were between 41 and 45 years old. Based on education, primary education were 21 (20.6%), secondary education were 34 (33%), tertiary education were 38 (37.3%) and 9 (8.8) did not have formal education recognized by the government. Regarding occupation, 34 (33.3%) were housewives, 27 (26.5%) were self-employed, 20 (19.6%) were public employees, 16 (15.7%) were privately employed and 5 (5%) were farmers or animal keepers. In regards to the children 32 (31.4%) were 0 - 6 months, 34 (33.3%) were 7-12 months and 36 (35.3%) were 13-60 months (Table 1) . Knowledge of Mothers and Caregivers towards Diarrhoea among Under-five Children Most of the mothers and caregivers 97 (95%) defined diarrhoea as frequent passing of loose stool 3 or more times per day, 3 (2.9%) defined it as frequent passing of normal stool while only 2 (2%) identified blood in the stool. Among 44 (43.1%) of the participants, identified causes of diarrhoea were: eaten fecal matter / feces and 11 (10.8%) teething. More than half 55 (54%) of the participants identified that weakness or lethargy is the danger sign of under-five diarrhoea disease while 6 (6%) identified mark thirst for water (Table 2). More than half 53(52%) of participants knew the recommended volume of water for mixing sachets of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) (i.e., 1000 ml of water to 1 sachet of ORS) while 49 (48%) suggested other volumes. 62 (60.8%) of the participants responded correctly to that ORS should be given frequently to the diarrhoea child and 11 (10.8%) didn’t known. Also, 83 (815%) thought that ORS should be given to the diarrhoea child within 24 hours (1day) after mixing while 19 (18.5%) didn’t know(Table 3). Attitudes of Mothers and Caregivers towards Diarrhoea Disease among Under-five children From the respondents, the majority of them 52 (51%) disagreed with the treatment diarrhoea disease at home and 50 (49%) agreed. More than a third of respondents 88 (86.3%) agreed that mothers can make oral rehydration therapy fluid at home for treatment of diarrhoea disease while 14 (13.7%) disagreed (as showed in figure 1). More than half of the respondents 54 (53%) believed that children dislike the taste and smell of ORS and 58 (47%) disagreed. There were 69 mothers and caregivers (67.6%) believed that children dislike the taste and smell of chlorinated water or a dilute sodium hypochlorite solution while 33 (32.4%) did not think this was a problem.. With regards to possibility of preventing diarrhoea diseases, 88 respondents (86.3%) believed they could prevent their admission while 14 (13.7%) thought it was hard to prevent. On the other hand about .53 respondents (52%) reported the diarrhoea disease that caused their admission was a communicable and 49 (48%) believed it was a non-communicable disease (Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3). Practices of Mothers and Caregivers towards Diarrhoea Disease among Under-five Children Most respondents 96 (94%) said that they dispose of child waste in a latrine while 6 (6%) do not.. Similarly, 55 (54%) replied that they do not drink treated or boiled water while 47 (46%) do so. (Figure 4 and figure 5). The majority of respondents 40 (40%) breast fed their child more than usual and only 22 (22%) of the mothers and caregivers breast fed less than usual during the diarrhoea disease. More than three-quarter 80 (78%) of respondents offered a drink more than usual while 4 (4%) offered a drink less than usually during the diarrhoea disease. Regard feeding, the majority 44 (43%) of respondents offered food more than usual during the diarrhoea disease but 23 (22.5%) offered food less than usual. Most of the mothers and caregivers 48 (47%) responded that they usually wash hands with soap after helping children with defecation, but only 19 (19%) usually wash their hands before preparing food (Table 4). Mother and Caregiver Care-Seeking Behavior and Places During their Children Diarrhoea. Most respondents 93 (91%) sought medical treatment for their children during the time of diarrhoea diseases and 9 (9%) did not. From those who sought care for their child’s diarrhoea, more than half 54 (53%) visited health centers diarrhoea, less than half 42 (41%) went to the hospital and only 6 (6%) went to diarrhoea a traditional practitioner (Table 5). Discussion This study has assessed Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Mothers and Caregivers towards Diarrhoeal Disease among under-five children in West Urban region in Unguja – Zanzibar in a rapid assessment ways. The study reports that the majority of respondents 97 (95%) have satisfactory knowledge about diarrhoea which is higher than a study finding 92% in [22], 85% in [23] and 41% in [24]. Similarly, 91 (89%) of the respondents had good knowledge about causes of diarrhoea disease. This finding was higher than the study finding 85.5% in [22] and 51.5% in [5]. This finding is higher than studies conducted in Pakistan, India, Mali and Western Ethiopia [25]. This might be due to high levels of awareness in urban areas since most of our study participants were literate and lived in an urban region. Another possible explanation was the effect of Afya Bora Project that provided community knowledge of WASH through community health care workers from 2015 to 2019 Zanzibar [20]. Concerning attitude, more than half of the mothers and caregivers 52 (51%) were negative towards the use of oral rehydration solution (ORS) at home; This was lower than the previous study finding of 55% in [22]. Similarly, negative attitudes toward taste and smell of oral rehydration solution were 5(53%) as supported by 51.5% in [22]. The findings related to children’s dislike of the taste and smell of chlorinated water or water guard 69 (67.6%), perhaps due to the residual chlorine, or to the unusual taste of sugar with salt, Our study has indicated that only 47 (46%) had the good practice of drinking treated or boiled water. This was higher than a study finding 37 (31%) in Ethiopia [24]; and 43% in who practiced drinking treated or boiled water although there were a low quality evidence to suggest no impact of hygiene intervention on mortality in a systematic review [9]. The possible reasons for the respondents that do not boil or treat water might be they trust the water from the tap, costs of burning charcoal or wood for boiling drinking water and dislike of treatment methods which probably create an abnormal taste and smell. We found 19 mothers and caregivers (19%) reported to wash their hands before preparing food. This finding was lower than a study finding 67.8% in Workie et al., 2018 and 66.7% the report of UNICEF, 2015. In a confusing way we found, 48 respondents (47%) who reported to wash hands with soap after helping children with defecation diarrhoea. This finding was lower than a study finding 100% [22]; 69.3% and 49% [15]. But higher than a finding that 16% of the mothers reported washing their hands after defecation [25]. This variation might be due to difference in ethics, culture, belief, socio-demographic and information access for WASH heath education in Africa [26],[16]. We have found paradoxical knowledge levels with attitude and practices. This means mothers might be aware of the causes and risks of diarrhoea but there have been limited cultural changes towards practical application of the knowledge [18, 27–29]. The use of integrated knowledge translation (IKT) for moving knowledge into action is needed in Unguja Zanzibar. Conclusion Mothers and Caregivers of West Urban Region of Unguja present with poor attitudes and practices towards diarrhoeal disease among children under-five that do not reflect their high level of knowledge on the causes, transmission and management of diarrhoea diseases. Recommendations There is a need to endorse effective community health education, dissemination of information and community conversations to create a positive practice towards moving knowledge into WASH practices as a key prerequisite of community management of diarrhoeal diseases in the under-fives. Abbreviations ORS: Oral Rehydration Solution; WASH: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene; Declarations Acknowledgements The authors are very thankful to the Ministry of Health Zanzibar Medical Research Ethical Committee, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and Department of microbiology/Immunology University of Dar es Salaam for providing valuable support assess Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Mothers and Caregivers towards Diarrhoeal Disease among under-five children in West Urban region in Unguja – Zanzibar, Tanzania. Funding This study received no external funding other than Ministry of Health Zanzibar support for the PhD student. Availability of data and materials Other additional materials are available upon request from the corresponding author. Authors’ contributions KMK: concept development, study design, data collection, laboratory work, data analysis, critically reviewed the data and drafted the manuscript; BM: data analysis, critically reviewed the data and drafted the manuscript; KO: supervision of data collection, critically reviewed the data and drafted the manuscript; MD: supervision of data collection, data analysis, critically reviewed the data. LN: Concept development, supervision of data collection, data analysis, critically reviewed the data. All authors gave final approval of the version to be published and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Competing interests: Authors declare no competing interests Ethics approval and consent to participate Ethical clearance was obtained from Ministry of Health Zanzibar Medical Research Ethical Committee with IRB approval number of ZAHREC/02/DEC/2018/6 while the official permission was also obtained from department of preventive health services at the Ministry of Health Zanzibar. In addition, written informed consent was obtained from the mothers who were eligible to be recruited for those who had the capacity to understand the study information. Mothers were guided to reach an informed decision for their participation. With regards to interview mothers and caregivers aged 15 to 17 years, a w ritten informed consent was obtained from a legal guardian for participants below 18 years . Mothers who were unable to understand and no capacity to make an informed decision before the initiation of data collection were excluded before the beginning of the interviews. All participants were informed about the purpose of the study, and all the methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. The individual results of any investigation remained confidential. All identified cases of children with diarrhoea were referred to attending physicians for treatment. Consent for publication This study does not contain any individual or personal data. Author details 1. Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 35179, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Dar es Salaam - Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 608, Mbeya, Tanzania 3. Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, Natural Resources and Livestock, P.O. Box 159, Maruhubi, Zanzibar, Tanzania References 1. WHO. Diarrhoeal disease. Home/ Newsroom/ Fact sheets/ Detail/ Diarrhoeal disease. 2021. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diarrhoeal-disease. 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Socio-demographic Characteristics of Respondents in Western Urban region Characteristic Category Frequency Percent Type of Respondent Mothers 49 48.0 Caregivers 53 52.0 Age of Respondent 15 - 20 years 3 2.9 21 - 25 years 13 12.7 26- 30 years 34 33.3 31 - 35 years 29 28.4 36 - 40 years 19 18.6 41- 45 years 4 3.9 Education of the Respondent Primary Education Complete 21 20.6 Secondary Education 34 33.3 Tertiary Education 38 37.3 Primary Education Incomplete 9 8.8 Occupation of Respondent Housewife 34 33.3 Self employed 27 26.5 Public employ 20 19.6 Private employ 16 15.7 Farmer Animals keeper 5 4.9 Age of child 0 - 6 months 32 31.4 7 - 12 months 34 33.3 13 - 60 months 36 35.3 Table 2. Mother and Caregiver Knowledge about Diarrhoea among Under-five Children Characteristic Frequency Percent Definition of diarrhea Frequent passing watery stool 3 or more 97 95.1 Frequent passing normal stool 3 2.9 Blood in stools 2 2.0 Diarrheal causes Teething 11 10.8 Contaminated water 35 34.3 Contaminated food 12 11.8 Eaten fecal matter 44 43.1 Diarrheal danger signs Becoming weak 55 53.9 Repeated vomiting 26 25.5 Fever and blood stool 15 14.7 Marked thirst for water 6 5.9 Table 3. Respondent’s’ Knowledge about the Correct use of ORS, West Urban Region Variable Category Frequency Percent ORS use Agreed 76 74.5 Disagreed 26 25.5 How is ORS prepared? 1sachet of ORS- 500ml of water 40 39.2 1 sachet of ORS- 1000ml of water 53 52.0 1 sachet of ORS- 1500ml of water) 9 8.8 How often should ORS be given? Frequently drink 62 60.8 Whatever child wants to drink 25 24.5 After the passing Very loose stool 15 14.7 How long should be mixed ORS last? 24 hours (1day) 83 81.4 48 hours (2days) 8 7.8 Don’t known 11 10.8 Table 4. Feeding Practices During Child’s Diarrheal Disease and Hand Washing Behavior Characteristic Category Frequency Percent Breastfeed him/her less than usual, about the same amount, or more than usual? Less 22 21.6 Same 36 35.3 More 40 39.2 Breastfed 4 4 Offered less than usual to drink, about the same amount, or more than usual to drink? Less 4 4 Same 18 17.6 More 80 78.4 Offered less than usual to eat, about the same amount, or more than usual to eat? Less 23 22.5 Same 35 34.3 More 44 43 When do you wash hands with soap? Before prepare food 19 19.3 Before feeding 31 30.3 After defecation 48 47 Never 4 4 Table 5. Respondents Care-Seeking Behavior and Places During their Children Diarrhea. Characteristics Category Frequency Percent Seek advice or treatment outside of the home Yes 93 91.2 No 9 8.8 First place goes for advice or treatment Hospital 42 41.2 Health center 54 53 Traditional practitioner 6 6 Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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It is also estimated that there are 1.7 billion cases of childhood diarrhoeal disease every year\u0026nbsp;[1]. Diarrhoea is the third cause of childhood admission and deaths with overall incidence remaining \u0026nbsp;relatively stable over the past two decades\u0026nbsp;[3, 4]\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiarrhoea diseases \u0026nbsp;among under-fives have remained to be a public health problem in Africa\u0026nbsp;[5, 6]\u0026nbsp;with outbreaks causing\u0026nbsp;13% of under-five deaths while the remaining \u0026nbsp;87% causes by non-outbreak diarrhoea due to \u003cem\u003eSalmonella,\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eShigella, Campylobacter\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEscherichia coli\u003c/em\u003e [7, 8].\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA number of key determinants of \u0026nbsp;diarrhoea among under-five morbidity and mortality in sub\u0026ndash;Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia have been documented\u0026nbsp;[9].\u0026nbsp;Some of them includes individual factors like unemployment status, education and age of mothers/caretakers\u0026nbsp;[10, 11]\u0026nbsp;and others related to knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers and caregivers in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) practices that resulted in inappropriate waste disposal\u0026nbsp;[12], poor\u0026nbsp;hygiene and sanitation\u0026nbsp;[13],\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;limited \u0026nbsp;treatment of stored drinking water\u0026nbsp;[14, 15].and\u0026nbsp;little awareness of ORS provision to children that led to admission of children with dehydraton.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiarrhoea still remains among the top five major killer of under-fives in Tanzania with a grey literature on maternal knowledge, attitudes and practices WASH practices and ORS provision affected by intrinsic and extrinsic factors\u0026nbsp;[16, 17]. Some of the intrinsic factors includes\u0026nbsp;age of the mother, mothers\u0026rsquo; education, \u0026nbsp;residing in an informal settlement,\u0026nbsp;The extrinsic factors includes knowledge of the causes of diarrhoea,\u0026nbsp;safe stool disposal mother\u0026rsquo;s hand washing during meal preparation\u0026nbsp;[15]\u0026nbsp;and following the changing of children\u0026rsquo;s diapers\u0026nbsp;[16].\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvidence exists that diarrhoeal disease can be prevented through improving mothers attitudes safe drinking-water and adequate sanitation and hygiene\u0026nbsp;[1]\u0026nbsp;in overcrowded settings like that of west urban region of Zanzibar, Tanzania \u0026nbsp;Reports in Tanzania have shown different prevalence rates in different regions of Tanzania due to different mothers\u0026rsquo; and caregivers\u0026rsquo; knowledge, attitude and practices related to the adherence to the principles of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene\u0026nbsp;[18, 19]\u0026nbsp;Focused geographic support from UNICEF has shown regions of Mbeya, Njombe, Iringa, Temeke municipality in Dar es Salaam, Mufindi, Makete, Mbarali and Zanzibar, to lagging \u0026nbsp;behind the towards adherence of household \u0026nbsp;practices of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) is particularly challenging\u0026nbsp;[18]\u0026nbsp;There is also a limited information on knowledge, attitudes and practice of mothers or Caregivers towards Diarrhoeal Disease among children under-five in Zanzibar. .\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Afya Bora project in Zanzibar by UNICEF and UNFPA reported a limited \u0026nbsp;knowledge among families and communities on appropriate practices around maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition, hygiene and sanitation that is thought to affect childhood diarrhoea [20]. \u0026nbsp;Community factors are thought to explain the persistence nature of the childhood diarrhoea in Zanzibar [17] that urges research on community understanding for childhood diarrhoea. This study aimed at understanding how the knowledge, attitude and health practices of the mothers directly reflect on the health and vitality of the child.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Materials And Methods","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudy Area and Period\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe study was conducted between\u0026nbsp;4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c/sup\u003e March 2019 and 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c/sup\u003e February 2020 in the west urban region of Ungula which is one of the five regions of Zanzibar which is an island located 39 km away across the sea from the capital Dar es Salaam. The region has three districts namely: Urban district, West \u0026lsquo;A\u0026rsquo; district and West \u0026lsquo;B\u0026rsquo; district. These districts were selected based on the recurrence of diarrhoea cases; the region is rapidly urbanizing with a population of 593,678 which accounts for 46% of the total population of Zanzibar. The region is overpopulated second only to Dar es Salam region. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudy Design and Participants\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cross-sectional study design was conducted among mothers and caregivers who attended 23 hospitals with their children having diarrhoea in selected West Urban region.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSample Size Determination\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA population proportion formula was employed using desired characteristics of 7.2%\u0026nbsp;[7]\u0026nbsp;from diarrhoea cases as calculated below. \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFishers formula: n = Z\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003epq/r\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e [21]\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere: n = Desired sample size; p = Proportion of the population with a desired characteristics which will be 7.2%\u0026nbsp;[7]; q = 1-p ; z= standard deviation desired degree of accuracy. Where z is 1.96 if the degree of confidence is 95%; r= Degree of error which will be 5%. Therefore: n was found to be\u003cu\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/u\u003e102.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eData Collection\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStandard structured questionnaires were used to collect information rapidly from mothers and caregivers. The eligible participants were mothers and caregivers of the children who had diarrhoea more than three times per day. Nurses were used to collect information from those mothers who could not fill in the questionnaires themselves. \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eData Analysis\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coded information was statistically analyzed for frequency and association using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS + version 16). \u0026nbsp;Descriptive information was used to see if there is a relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice\u0026nbsp;of mothers and caregivers towards diarrhoeal disease.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthical consideration\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEthical approval was granted from the\u0026nbsp;Zanzibar Medical Research Ethics Committee (Ref. No.\u0026nbsp;ZAHREC/02/DEC/2018/6).\u0026nbsp;Permission to conduct the study was sought from the respective health centre authorities. \u0026nbsp;The information about the study was given in writings, and study representative explained the benefits, participation rights and freedom to withdraw from the study at any time. The consent was obtained from mothers and caregivers aged above 18 years of age\u0026nbsp;before collection of information.\u0026nbsp;With regards\u0026nbsp;to interview mothers and caregivers aged 15 to 17 years, a \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;w\u003cstrong\u003eritten informed consent\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;was obtained from a legal guardian for participants below 18 years\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c/strong\u003e Both mothers and caregivers who were above 18 years provided signed consents and the legal guardians signed assent form. The participants were assured of the confidentiality of the information of knowledge, attitude and practice in the household prevention and management of diarrhoea. The information obtained from the participant was not intended to be used for any other purpose except for research study.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Results","content":"\u003cp\u003eA total of 102 mothers and caregivers of children under-five years with diarrhoea were included in the study.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSocio-demographic Characteristics\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut of the 102 study participants 49 (48%) were mothers and 53 (52%) were caregivers. The ages of the study participants ranged from 15 years to 45 years: 3 (3%) of them were between 15 and 20 years, 13 (12.7%) of them were between 21and 25 years, 34 (33.3%) of them were between 26 and 30 years, 29 (28.4%) of them were between 31 and 35 years, 19 (18.6%) of them were between 36 and 40 years, 4 (4%) of them were between 41 and 45 years old. Based on education, primary education were 21 (20.6%), secondary education were 34 (33%), tertiary education were 38 (37.3%) and 9 (8.8) did not have formal education recognized by the government. \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRegarding occupation, 34 (33.3%) were housewives, 27 (26.5%) were self-employed, 20 (19.6%) were public employees, 16 (15.7%) were privately employed and 5 (5%) were farmers or animal keepers.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn regards to the children 32 (31.4%) were 0 - 6 months, 34 (33.3%) were 7-12 months and 36 (35.3%) were 13-60 months (Table 1)\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKnowledge of Mothers and Caregivers towards Diarrhoea among Under-five Children\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the mothers and caregivers 97 (95%) defined diarrhoea as frequent passing of loose stool 3 or more times per day, 3 (2.9%) defined it as frequent passing of normal stool while only 2 (2%) identified blood in the stool. Among 44 (43.1%) of the participants, identified causes of diarrhoea were: eaten fecal matter / feces and 11 (10.8%) teething. More than half 55 (54%) of the participants identified that weakness or lethargy is the danger sign of under-five diarrhoea disease while 6 (6%) identified mark thirst for water (Table 2).\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore than half 53(52%) of participants knew \u0026nbsp;the recommended volume of water for mixing sachets of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) (i.e., 1000 ml of water to 1 sachet of ORS) while 49 (48%) suggested other volumes. 62 (60.8%) of the participants responded correctly \u0026nbsp;to that\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eORS should be given frequently to the diarrhoea child and 11 (10.8%) didn\u0026rsquo;t known. Also, 83 (815%) thought that ORS should be given to the diarrhoea child within 24 hours (1day) after mixing while 19 (18.5%) didn\u0026rsquo;t know(Table 3).\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAttitudes of Mothers and Caregivers towards Diarrhoea Disease among Under-five children\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the respondents, the majority of them 52 (51%) disagreed with the treatment diarrhoea disease at home and 50 (49%) agreed. \u0026nbsp;More than a third of respondents 88 (86.3%) agreed that mothers can make oral rehydration therapy fluid at home for treatment of diarrhoea disease while 14 (13.7%) disagreed (as showed in figure 1). More than half of the respondents 54 (53%) believed that children dislike the taste and smell of ORS and 58 (47%) disagreed.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere were 69 mothers and caregivers (67.6%) believed that children dislike the taste and smell of chlorinated water \u0026nbsp;or a dilute sodium hypochlorite solution while 33 (32.4%) did not think this was a problem.. With regards to possibility of preventing diarrhoea diseases, 88\u0026nbsp;respondents (86.3%) believed they could prevent their admission\u0026nbsp;while 14 (13.7%) thought it was hard to prevent. On the other hand about .53 respondents (52%)\u0026nbsp;reported the diarrhoea disease that caused their admission was a communicable and 49 (48%) believed it was \u0026nbsp;a non-communicable disease (Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3).\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePractices\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eof Mothers and Caregivers towards Diarrhoea Disease among Under-five Children\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost respondents 96 (94%) said that they dispose \u0026nbsp;of child waste in a latrine while 6 (6%) do not.. Similarly, 55 (54%) replied that they do not drink treated or boiled water while 47 (46%) do so. (Figure 4 and figure 5).\u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;majority of respondents 40 (40%) breast fed their child\u0026nbsp;more than usual and only 22 (22%) of the mothers and caregivers breast fed less than usual during the diarrhoea disease.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore than three-quarter 80 (78%) of respondents offered a drink more than usual while 4 (4%) offered\u0026nbsp;a drink less than usually during the diarrhoea disease. Regard feeding, the majority 44 (43%) of respondents offered food more than usual during the diarrhoea disease but 23 (22.5%) offered food less than usual. Most of the mothers and caregivers 48 (47%) responded that they usually wash hands with soap after helping children with defecation, but only 19 (19%) usually wash their hands before preparing food (Table 4).\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMother and Caregiver Care-Seeking Behavior and Places During their Children Diarrhoea.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost respondents 93 (91%) sought medical treatment for their children during the time of diarrhoea diseases and 9 (9%) did not. From those who sought care for their child\u0026rsquo;s diarrhoea, more than half 54 (53%) visited health centers diarrhoea, less than half 42 (41%) went to the hospital and only 6 (6%) went to diarrhoea a traditional practitioner (Table 5).\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Discussion","content":"\u003cp\u003eThis study has assessed\u0026nbsp;Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Mothers and Caregivers towards Diarrhoeal Disease among under-five children in West Urban region in Unguja \u0026ndash; Zanzibar in a rapid assessment ways.\u003cs\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/s\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe study reports that the majority of respondents 97 (95%) have satisfactory knowledge about \u0026nbsp;diarrhoea which is higher than a study finding 92% in\u0026nbsp;[22], 85% in\u0026nbsp;[23]\u0026nbsp;and 41% in\u0026nbsp;[24].\u0026nbsp;Similarly,\u0026nbsp;91 (89%) of the respondents had good knowledge about causes of diarrhoea disease. This finding was higher than the study finding 85.5%\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;[22]\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;51.5% in\u0026nbsp;[5].\u0026nbsp;This finding is higher than studies conducted in Pakistan, India, Mali and Western Ethiopia\u0026nbsp;[25].\u0026nbsp;This might be due to high levels of awareness in urban areas since most of our study participants were literate and lived in an urban region. Another possible explanation was the effect of Afya Bora Project that provided community knowledge of WASH through community health care workers from 2015 to 2019 Zanzibar\u0026nbsp;[20].\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConcerning \u0026nbsp;attitude, more than half of the mothers and caregivers 52 (51%) were negative towards the use of oral rehydration solution (ORS) at home; This was lower than the \u0026nbsp;previous study finding of 55% in\u0026nbsp;[22]. Similarly, negative attitudes \u0026nbsp;toward taste and smell of oral rehydration solution were 5(53%) as supported by 51.5% in\u0026nbsp;[22]. The findings related to children\u0026rsquo;s dislike of the taste and\u0026nbsp;smell\u0026nbsp;of chlorinated water \u0026nbsp;or water guard 69 (67.6%), perhaps due to the \u0026nbsp;residual chlorine, or to the unusual \u0026nbsp; taste of sugar with salt,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur study has indicated that only 47 (46%) had the good practice of drinking treated or boiled water. This was higher than a study finding 37 (31%) in Ethiopia\u0026nbsp;[24]; and 43% in who practiced drinking treated or boiled water although there were a low quality evidence to suggest no impact of hygiene intervention on mortality in a systematic review\u0026nbsp;[9]. The possible reasons for the respondents that do not boil or treat water might be they trust the water from the tap, costs of burning charcoal or wood for boiling drinking water and dislike of treatment methods which probably create an abnormal taste and smell.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe found 19 mothers and caregivers (19%) reported to wash their hands before preparing food. This finding was lower than a study finding 67.8% in\u0026nbsp;Workie et al.,\u0026nbsp;2018 and 66.7% the report of\u0026nbsp;UNICEF, 2015. In a confusing way we found,\u0026nbsp;48 respondents (47%) who reported to wash hands with soap after helping children with defecation diarrhoea. This finding was lower than a study finding 100%\u0026nbsp;[22]; 69.3% \u0026nbsp;and 49%\u0026nbsp;[15]. But higher than a finding that 16% of the mothers reported washing their hands after defecation\u0026nbsp;[25]. This variation might be due to difference in ethics, culture, belief, socio-demographic and information access for WASH heath education in Africa\u0026nbsp;[26],[16].\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe have found paradoxical knowledge levels with attitude and practices. This means mothers might be aware of the causes and risks of diarrhoea but there have been limited cultural changes towards practical application of the knowledge [18, 27\u0026ndash;29]. The use of integrated knowledge translation (IKT) for moving knowledge into action is needed in Unguja Zanzibar.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Conclusion","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;Mothers and Caregivers of West Urban Region of Unguja present with poor attitudes and practices towards diarrhoeal disease among children under-five that do not reflect their high level of knowledge on the causes, transmission and management of diarrhoea diseases.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommendations\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a need to endorse effective community health education, dissemination of information and community conversations to create a positive practice towards moving knowledge into WASH practices as a key prerequisite of community management of diarrhoeal diseases in the under-fives.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Abbreviations","content":"\u003cp\u003eORS: Oral Rehydration Solution; WASH: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Declarations","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors are very thankful to the Ministry of Health Zanzibar Medical Research Ethical Committee, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and Department of microbiology/Immunology University of Dar es Salaam for providing valuable support assess\u0026nbsp;Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Mothers and Caregivers towards Diarrhoeal Disease among under-five children in West Urban region in Unguja \u0026ndash; Zanzibar, Tanzania.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFunding\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis study received no external funding other than Ministry of Health Zanzibar support for the PhD student.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability of data and materials\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther additional materials are available upon request from the corresponding author.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors\u0026rsquo; contributions\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKMK: concept development, study design, data collection, laboratory work, data analysis, critically reviewed the data and drafted the manuscript; BM: data analysis, critically reviewed the data and drafted the manuscript; KO: supervision of data collection, critically reviewed the data and drafted the manuscript; MD: supervision of data collection, data analysis, critically reviewed the data. LN: Concept development, supervision of data collection, data analysis, critically reviewed the data. All authors gave final approval of the version to be published and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompeting interests:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eAuthors declare no competing interests\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthics approval and consent to participate\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEthical clearance was obtained from Ministry of Health Zanzibar Medical Research Ethical Committee with IRB approval number of ZAHREC/02/DEC/2018/6 while the official permission was also obtained from department of preventive health services at the Ministry of Health Zanzibar. In addition, written informed consent was obtained from the mothers who were eligible to be recruited for those who had the capacity to understand the study information. \u0026nbsp;Mothers were guided to reach an informed decision for their participation. With regards to interview mothers and caregivers aged 15 to 17 years, a \u0026nbsp; w\u003cstrong\u003eritten informed consent\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;was obtained from a legal guardian for participants below 18 years\u003c/strong\u003e. \u0026nbsp; Mothers who were unable to understand and no capacity to make an informed decision before the initiation of data collection were excluded before the beginning of the interviews. All participants were informed about the purpose of the study, and all the methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. The individual results of any investigation remained confidential. All identified cases of children with diarrhoea were referred to attending physicians for treatment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsent for publication\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis study does not contain any individual or personal data.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor details\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 35179, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Dar es Salaam - Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 608, Mbeya, Tanzania 3. Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, Natural Resources and Livestock, P.O. Box 159, Maruhubi, Zanzibar, Tanzania\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"References","content":"\u003cp\u003e1. 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Socio-demographic Characteristics of Respondents in Western Urban region\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"0\"\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.076923076923077%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharacteristic\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"28.571428571428573%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"17.582417582417584%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"30.76923076923077%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePercent\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"23.076923076923077%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eType of Respondent\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"28.571428571428573%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMothers\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"17.582417582417584%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e49\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"30.76923076923077%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e48.0\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCaregivers\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e53\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e52.0\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"6\" valign=\"top\" width=\"23.076923076923077%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAge of Respondent\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"28.571428571428573%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e15 - 20 years\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"17.582417582417584%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e3\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"30.76923076923077%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e2.9\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e21 - 25 years\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e13\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e12.7\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e26- 30 years\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e34\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e33.3\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e31 - 35 years\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e29\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e28.4\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e36 - 40 years\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e19\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e18.6\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e41- 45 years\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e4\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e3.9\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"4\" valign=\"top\" width=\"23.076923076923077%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eEducation of the Respondent\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"28.571428571428573%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ePrimary Education Complete\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"17.582417582417584%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e21\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"30.76923076923077%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e20.6\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSecondary Education\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e34\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e33.3\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eTertiary Education\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e38\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e37.3\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ePrimary Education Incomplete\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e9\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e8.8\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"5\" valign=\"top\" width=\"23.076923076923077%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOccupation of Respondent\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"28.571428571428573%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eHousewife\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"17.582417582417584%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e34\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"30.76923076923077%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e33.3\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSelf employed\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e27\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e26.5\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ePublic employ\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e20\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e19.6\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ePrivate employ\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e16\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e15.7\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eFarmer Animals keeper\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e5\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e4.9\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"23.076923076923077%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAge of child\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"28.571428571428573%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e0 - 6 months\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"17.582417582417584%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e32\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"30.76923076923077%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e31.4\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e7 - 12 months\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e34\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e33.3\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.142857142857146%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e13 - 60 months\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.857142857142858%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e36\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e35.3\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/tbody\u003e\n \u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable 2. Mother and Caregiver Knowledge about Diarrhoea among Under-five Children\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"0\"\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharacteristic\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePercent\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDefinition of diarrhea\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eFrequent passing\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ewatery stool 3 or more\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e97\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e95.1\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eFrequent passing\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003enormal stool\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e3\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e2.9\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBlood in stools\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e2\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e2.0\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiarrheal causes\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eTeething\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e11\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e10.8\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eContaminated water\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e35\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e34.3\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eContaminated food\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e12\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e11.8\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eEaten fecal matter\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e44\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e43.1\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiarrheal danger signs\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBecoming weak\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e55\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e53.9\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eRepeated vomiting\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e26\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e25.5\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eFever and blood stool\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e15\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e14.7\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50.34965034965035%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMarked thirst for water\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.34032634032634%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e6\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.31002331002331%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e5.9\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/tbody\u003e\n \u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable 3. Respondent\u0026rsquo;s\u0026rsquo; Knowledge about the Correct use of ORS, West Urban Region\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n \u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"0\"\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"25.385934819897084%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariable\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"38.93653516295026%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"16.123499142367066%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"19.554030874785592%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePercent\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"25.385934819897084%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORS use\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"38.93653516295026%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAgreed\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"16.123499142367066%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e76\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"19.554030874785592%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e74.5\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"52.18390804597701%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDisagreed\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"21.60919540229885%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e26\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.20689655172414%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e25.5\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"25.385934819897084%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow is\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORS prepared?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"38.93653516295026%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1sachet of ORS- 500ml of water\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"16.123499142367066%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e40\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"19.554030874785592%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e39.2\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"52.18390804597701%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1 sachet of ORS- 1000ml of water\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"21.60919540229885%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e53\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.20689655172414%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e52.0\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"52.18390804597701%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1 sachet of ORS- 1500ml of water)\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"21.60919540229885%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e9\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.20689655172414%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e8.8\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"25.385934819897084%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow often should\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORS be\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003egiven?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"38.93653516295026%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eFrequently drink\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"16.123499142367066%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e62\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"19.554030874785592%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e60.8\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"52.18390804597701%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eWhatever child\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ewants to drink\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"21.60919540229885%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e25\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.20689655172414%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e24.5\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"52.18390804597701%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAfter the passing\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eVery loose stool\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"21.60919540229885%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e15\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.20689655172414%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e14.7\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"25.385934819897084%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long should be mixed ORS last?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"38.93653516295026%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e24 hours (1day)\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"16.123499142367066%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e83\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"19.554030874785592%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e81.4\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"52.18390804597701%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e48 hours (2days)\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"21.60919540229885%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e8\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.20689655172414%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e7.8\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"52.18390804597701%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDon\u0026rsquo;t known\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"21.60919540229885%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e11\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"26.20689655172414%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e10.8\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/tbody\u003e\n \u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"isPasted\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable 4. Feeding Practices During Child\u0026rsquo;s Diarrheal Disease and Hand Washing Behavior\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n \u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"0\"\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"39.548022598870055%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharacteristic\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"25.98870056497175%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"19.774011299435028%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"14.689265536723164%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePercent\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"4\" valign=\"top\" width=\"39.548022598870055%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBreastfeed him/her less than usual, about the same amount, or more than usual?\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"25.98870056497175%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLess\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"19.774011299435028%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e22\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"14.689265536723164%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e21.6\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"42.99065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSame\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"32.71028037383178%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e36\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"24.299065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e35.3\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"42.99065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMore\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"32.71028037383178%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e40\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"24.299065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e39.2\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"42.99065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBreastfed\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"32.71028037383178%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e4\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"24.299065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e4\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"39.548022598870055%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;Offered less than usual to drink, about the same amount, or more than usual to drink?\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"25.98870056497175%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLess\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"19.774011299435028%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e4\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"14.689265536723164%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e4\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"42.99065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSame\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"32.71028037383178%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e18\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"24.299065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e17.6\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"42.99065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMore\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"32.71028037383178%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e80\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"24.299065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e78.4\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"39.548022598870055%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOffered less than usual to eat, about the same amount, or more than usual to eat?\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"25.98870056497175%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLess\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"19.774011299435028%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e23\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"14.689265536723164%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e22.5\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"42.99065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSame\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"32.71028037383178%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e35\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"24.299065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e34.3\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"42.99065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMore\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"32.71028037383178%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e44\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"24.299065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e43\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"4\" valign=\"top\" width=\"39.548022598870055%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eWhen do you wash hands with soap?\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"25.98870056497175%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBefore prepare food\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"19.774011299435028%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e19\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"14.689265536723164%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e19.3\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"42.99065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBefore feeding\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"32.71028037383178%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e31\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"24.299065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e30.3\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"42.99065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAfter defecation\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"32.71028037383178%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e48\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"24.299065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e47\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"42.99065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eNever\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"32.71028037383178%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e4\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"24.299065420560748%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e4\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/tbody\u003e\n \u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"isPasted\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable 5. Respondents Care-Seeking Behavior and Places During their Children Diarrhea.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n \u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"0\"\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"36.45621181262729%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharacteristics\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.828920570264767%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.19959266802444%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"17.5152749490835%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePercent\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"36.45621181262729%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSeek advice or treatment outside of the home\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.828920570264767%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eYes\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.19959266802444%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e93\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"17.5152749490835%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e91.2\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.5%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eNo\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"34.93589743589744%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e9\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"27.564102564102566%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e8.8\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"36.45621181262729%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eFirst place goes for advice or treatment\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"23.828920570264767%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eHospital\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"22.19959266802444%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e42\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"17.5152749490835%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e41.2\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.5%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eHealth center\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"34.93589743589744%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e54\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"27.564102564102566%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e53\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"37.5%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eTraditional practitioner\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"34.93589743589744%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e6\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"27.564102564102566%\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e6\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/tbody\u003e\n \u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e"}],"fulltextSource":"","fullText":"","funders":[],"hasAdminPriorityOnWorkflow":false,"hasManuscriptDocX":true,"hasOptedInToPreprint":true,"hasPassedJournalQc":"","hasAnyPriority":false,"hideJournal":true,"highlight":"","institution":"","isAcceptedByJournal":false,"isAuthorSuppliedPdf":false,"isDeskRejected":"","isHiddenFromSearch":false,"isInQc":false,"isInWorkflow":false,"isPdf":false,"isPdfUpToDate":true,"isWithdrawnOrRetracted":false,"journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"researchsquare","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"externalIdentity":"","sideBox":"","snPcode":"","submissionUrl":"/submission","title":"Research Square","twitterHandle":"researchsquare","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":false,"editorialSystem":"","reportingPortfolio":"","inReviewEnabled":false,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true},"keywords":"Knowledge, Attitude, WASH Practice, Mothers of under-fives, Caregivers, Diarrhoea Diseases","lastPublishedDoi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-1043619/v1","lastPublishedDoiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1043619/v1","license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"manuscriptAbstract":"\u003cp\u003eBackground\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe knowledge, attitude and health practices of the mothers directly reflect on the health and vitality of the child in most of diarrhoea affected communities. The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers and caregivers (house girls) towards diarrhoeal disease among children under-five in Unguja, Zanzibar Tanzania.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMethods\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quantitative cross-sectional study using a rapid appraisal technique to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice of mothers and caregivers admitted with children with diarrhoeal diseases was conducted in 23 hospitals of west urban region of Unguja, Zanzibar. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResults\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA total of 102 mothers and caregivers were studied. From the respondents 97 (95%) had satisfactory level of knowledge on diarrhoea while 5 (5%) had unsatisfactory knowledge. A total of 52 (51%) rejected the use of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) at home due to taste and smell and 50 (49%) agreed its use. A total of 55 (54%) children were served by caregivers. Collectively mothers and caregivers were asked for their practice of drinking treated or boiling water where 47 (46%) reported not to practice. A total of 48 (47%) respondents reported hand washing after helping children with defecation while only 19 (19%) respondents reported washing hands before preparing food. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLimited use of water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices was observed among mothers and caregivers in the prevention and management of under-five children with diarrhoeal disease.\u003c/p\u003e","manuscriptTitle":"A Rapid Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Mothers Admitted with Diarrhoea Suffering Children in West Urban Region of Unguja-Zanzibar","msid":"","msnumber":"","nonDraftVersions":[{"code":1,"date":"2021-12-09 19:05:30","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-1043619/v1","editorialEvents":[{"type":"communityComments","content":0}],"status":"published","journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"researchsquare","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"externalIdentity":"","sideBox":"","snPcode":"","submissionUrl":"/submission","title":"Research Square","twitterHandle":"researchsquare","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":false,"editorialSystem":"","reportingPortfolio":"","inReviewEnabled":false,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true}}],"origin":"","ownerIdentity":"758e080a-f0fa-496b-8d9d-eb40b06651b8","owner":[],"postedDate":"December 9th, 2021","published":true,"recentEditorialEvents":[],"rejectedJournal":[],"revision":"","amendment":"","status":"posted","subjectAreas":[{"id":9057517,"name":"Infectious Diseases"}],"tags":[],"updatedAt":"2022-01-13T08:59:11+00:00","versionOfRecord":[],"versionCreatedAt":"2021-12-09 19:05:30","video":"","vorDoi":"","vorDoiUrl":"","workflowStages":[]},"version":"v1","identity":"rs-1043619","journalConfig":"researchsquare"},"__N_SSP":true},"page":"/article/[identity]/[[...version]]","query":{"redirect":"/article/rs-1043619","identity":"rs-1043619","version":["v1"]},"buildId":"cBFmMYwuxLRRLfASyISRj","isFallback":false,"isExperimentalCompile":false,"dynamicIds":[84888],"gssp":true,"scriptLoader":[]}