Aluko, Joel O. and Olajide, Shallom Oluwafunmilayo and Badmus, Jelili A. and Makinde, Yinyinola O. and Olajide,, Adetunmise O. and Olabisi, Oluwaseyi I. (2023) Effects of Health Education Intervention Programme On Health Seeking Practices and Treatment Preferences for Mothers of Under-Five Children with Febrile Illness in Ogbomoso. International Journal of Nursing, Midwife and Health Related Cases, 9 (3). pp. 12-28. ISSN 2397-0758 (Print), 2397-0766(Online)
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Abstract
This study determined the effect of health-education intervention programme on health-seeking practices and treatment –preferences for mothers having under-five children with febrile-illness .Quasi Experimental research design was conducted among mothers of under-five children attended primary health care centres for immunization in selected Primary Health Care s in Ogbomoso Pre and Post intervention self-structured questionnaire were used to collect data from 191 mothers using purposive sampling technique. One third of respondent (28.0%) have heard about febrile illness during pre-intervention while most (98.4%) have heard about it in the post intervention. Majority (74.2%) during pre-intervention declined to take their child to health facility when sick while during post-intervention over half (51.1%) do it often. Health education intervention programme improved health seeking practices and treatment preferences for mothers of under five.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Depositing User: | Professor Mark T. Owen |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2023 21:18 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Aug 2023 21:18 |
| URI: | https://tudr.org/id/eprint/2138 |
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