TY - JOUR T1 - Acute respiratory infections in children: a study of knowledge and practices of mothers in rural Haryana. AU - Saini,N K, AU - Gaur,D R, AU - Saini,V, AU - Lal,S, PY - 1992/6/1/pubmed PY - 1992/6/1/medline PY - 1992/6/1/entrez KW - Age Factors KW - Asia KW - Child KW - Demographic Factors KW - Developing Countries KW - Diseases KW - Examinations And Diagnoses KW - Family And Household KW - Family Characteristics KW - Family Relationships KW - India KW - Infections KW - Interviews KW - Knowledge KW - Mothers KW - Parents KW - Physical Examinations And Diagnoses KW - Population KW - Population Characteristics KW - Research Report KW - Respiratory Infections KW - Rural Population KW - Southern Asia KW - Treatment KW - Youth SP - 75 EP - 7 JF - The Journal of communicable diseases JO - J Commun Dis VL - 24 IS - 2 N2 - In the present study, data were collected on knowledge and practices of mothers in two villages of Block Beri of district Rohtak for devising a standard management plan. In all 304 mothers were interviewed. About 23 per cent mothers recognised pneumonia by fast breathing and 11.2 per cent recognised severe pneumonia by chest indrawing. Only 1.3 per cent mothers knew infective origin of ARI. Although most of them were convinced about continuation of breast feeding, 70 per cent of them were advising food restriction. Use of herbal tea in ARI was widely prevalent and so was the practice of putting warm mustard oil in ear for curing ear pain. Primary Health Centre was the most frequented place for treatment of ARI and mother-in-law was the most important person in taking management decisions for the child. SN - 0019-5138 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/1344174/Acute_respiratory_infections_in_children:_a_study_of_knowledge_and_practices_of_mothers_in_rural_Haryana_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -