Knowledge Attitude and Practice about Acute Respiratory Infection among the Mothers of Under Five Children Attending Civil Hospital Mithi Tharparkar Desert

Abstract

Background: Mortality and morbidity indicators represent the traditional measures of health status of community. These indicators continue to be used as the starting point in health status evaluation. The knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers play an important role in the reduction of morbidity in under 5 children. Socio economic conditions have long been known to influence human health.