Nórgia Elsa Machava
Instituto Superior de Ciencias de Saúde (ISCISA), South Africa /MozambiqueTitle: Household Factors of Foodborne Diarrhea in Children under Five in Two Districts of Maputo, Mozambique
Abstract
Household factors involved in the disease of diarrhea are multifaceted. This study aimed to explore and describe the household factors affecting foodborne diarrhea in children younger than 5 years old using structured questionnaire data based on quantitative tools. The sample size was calculated based on a binomial distribution. A total of 300 children, together with their caregivers, participated, and the data were descriptively and mathematically analyzed using Epi Info modelling. The caregivers were mostly female and included 93.3% rural and 84% urban dwellers of ages between 18 an d 38, who were single but living with someone. Of the children who were under six months of age, 23.3% in rural areas and 16.6% in urban areas had diarrhea, while of the children between 12 and 23 months of age, 36.6% in urban areas and 30% in rural areas had diarrhea. The relatives had similar symptoms before the child became ill, with 12.6% of relatives in rural areas and 13.3% in urban areas reporting this. Before receiving medical assistance, 51.3% of children in rural areas and 16% of children in urban areas were treated with traditional medication. Water was not treated before drinking in 48% of rural cases and 45.3% of urban cases. A total of 24.6% of infants in urban areas and 12.6% of infants in rural areas used a bottle for feeding. The factors affecting foodborne diarrhea were the use of traditional medication in rural areas, bottle feeding in urban areas and untreated water used for drinking in both areas.
Biography
Nórgia Elsa
Machava is a PHD in Nursing Science in University of Pretoria, has a master's
degree in Nursing of Maternal Health and Neonatology by the Higher Institute of
Health Sciences (ISCISA) in partnership Witwatesrand University of the Republic
of South Africa is a graduate in Pediatric Nursing from the same Institution.
Work experience includes teaching in several disciplines, namely Pediatric
Nursing and Communicable Diseases, Neonatology and Nursing Fundamentals;
Accompaniment of clinical-practical trainees in the disciplines mentioned above,
supervision of students in the completion of the degree course in Nursing,
Pediatric and General Nursing; participation in ISCISA Scientific Conferences
and other National and International institutions, participation in
Conferences, congresses and other national and international scientific events.
At ISCISA, Nórgia holds the position of assistant pedagogical director, was head
of the Department of Community Outreach and Coordination of the Degree in
Pediatric Nursing. Nórgia also has experience in clinical practice in Pediatric
and General Nursing in public and private hospitals namely: Central Hospital of
Maputo and General José Macamo, Private Hospital of Maputo and Heart Institute.
Nórgia has been a consultant at MChip / JHPIEGO in Child Health.
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