Knowledge and practice on adequate sunlight exposure of infants among mothers attending EPI unit of Aleta Wondo Health Center, SNNPR, Ethiopia.

Bedaso, A; Gebrie, M; Deribe, B; Ayalew, M; Duko, B

Knowledge and practice on adequate sunlight exposure of infants among mothers attending EPI unit of Aleta Wondo Health Center, SNNPR, Ethiopia.

Bedaso, A Gebrie, M Deribe, B Ayalew, M Duko, B

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: BMC research notes, 2019, 12, (1), pp. 183
Issue Date:: 2019-03-29

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dc.contributor.author	Bedaso, A
dc.contributor.author	Gebrie, M
dc.contributor.author	Deribe, B
dc.contributor.author	Ayalew, M
dc.contributor.author	Duko, B
dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-11T07:41:06Z
dc.date.available	2019-03-25
dc.date.available	2021-10-11T07:41:06Z
dc.date.issued	2019-03-29
dc.identifier.citation	BMC research notes, 2019, 12, (1), pp. 183
dc.identifier.issn	1756-0500
dc.identifier.issn	1756-0500
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/151014
dc.description.abstract	<h4>Objective</h4>The main objective of this study was to assess knowledge and practice of adequate sunlight exposure of infants among mothers attending EPI unit at Aleta Wondo Health Center, Sidama zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia. Institutional based descriptive cross sectional study design was used. 313 mothers who had under 1 year child and immunization follow-up were selected by simple random sampling technique using immunization registration book as sampling frame.<h4>Result</h4>Out of 313 respondents identified for the study 98.03% (n = 307) were responded for the interview. From the total respondents 279 (90.9%) of respondents exposed their infants to sunlight but only 62 (22%) of them exposed adequately. From 307 mothers, 191 (62.2%) are knowledgeable about sunlight exposure and 91 (32.6%) of mothers had good practice of exposing their infants to sunlight.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartof	BMC research notes
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1186/s13104-019-4221-4
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Bioinformatics
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
dc.subject.mesh	Child Rearing
dc.subject.mesh	Mothers
dc.subject.mesh	Sunlight
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Infant
dc.subject.mesh	Ethiopia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Child Rearing
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Ethiopia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Infant
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Mothers
dc.subject.mesh	Sunlight
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.title	Knowledge and practice on adequate sunlight exposure of infants among mothers attending EPI unit of Aleta Wondo Health Center, SNNPR, Ethiopia.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	12
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology
utslib.for	1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
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dc.date.updated	2021-10-11T07:41:04Z
pubs.issue	1
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Abstract:

Objective

The main objective of this study was to assess knowledge and practice of adequate sunlight exposure of infants among mothers attending EPI unit at Aleta Wondo Health Center, Sidama zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia. Institutional based descriptive cross sectional study design was used. 313 mothers who had under 1 year child and immunization follow-up were selected by simple random sampling technique using immunization registration book as sampling frame.

Result

Out of 313 respondents identified for the study 98.03% (n = 307) were responded for the interview. From the total respondents 279 (90.9%) of respondents exposed their infants to sunlight but only 62 (22%) of them exposed adequately. From 307 mothers, 191 (62.2%) are knowledgeable about sunlight exposure and 91 (32.6%) of mothers had good practice of exposing their infants to sunlight.

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