Table 2: Attitudes of mothers of under five children on diarrhea.

Attitude variable

Yes

No

 

 

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

Total

Eating clean food is not important

300

85

55

15

355 (100)

Giving ORS during diarrhoea

310

87

45

13

355 (100)

Antibiotics are needed for all children with diarrhoea

218

61

137

39

355 (100)

Breastfeeding should be continued during diarrhoea

124

35

231

65

355 (100)

Water intake should be reduced if a child is having diarrhoea

213

60

142

40

355 (100)

Using only boiled water for drinking is time consuming and impractical

80

23

275

77

355 (100)

Give regular home-made foods along with ORS

88

25

267

75

355 (100)