Wednesday, May 18, 2011

“Knowledge and Practice on Preventive Measures of Diarrhea among dalit and non-dalit Mothers of Under five Children in Gorkha Municipality”- Kamala K.C

Diarrhea is a major public health problem in Nepal. In 2009, there was an epidemic of diarrheal diseases in different districts of mid and far western region of Nepal and most affected distrivts was jajarkot. In 2010, four persons have died and dozens fallen sick in an outbreak of diarrhea in Gumda and Kashigaun VDCs in the northern part of Gorkha district. The main objective of this study was to assessing the level of knowledge and practice on preventive measures of diarrhea among dalit and non-dalit mothers of under five children in Gorkha Municipality, Gorkha.A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted using primary data obtaining through interviewing semi-structured questionnaire and applying non-participatory observation.....

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