The Description Of The Level Knowledge Of Health Professionals About The Disease Diarrhea And Hydration In Children Aged 1-5 Years, In The Emergency And Pediatric Room Of The Eduardo Ximenes Baucau Regional Hospital (2024): Research Article

Carlos Boavida Tilman

doi:10.58372/2835-6276.1207

Authors

Carlos Boavida Tilman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58372/2835-6276.1207

Keywords:

Knowledge, Diarrhea , Dehydration

Abstract

Introduction: Diarrhea is one of the causes of death of children under five years of age (babies) worldwide. That this diarrhea disease is caused by viruses, bacteria, and protozoa. According to WHO and the United Nations Children's Fund (WHO & UNICEF, 2023) reported that there are about two billion cases of diarrheal diseases in the world each year and 1.9 million children under the age of 5 die from diarrhea. Of all child deaths from diarrhea, 78% occur in South-East Africa and the Asian Region. In Timor-Leste, the cause of hospitalization of children due to diarrhea in hospitals in Timor-Leste also occupies the second place (18.7%) of the total number of hospitalized children.

Research Objective: To know the level of knowledge, understanding and application of health professionals in the care of children in diarrhea diseases with hydration for children aged 1-5 years at the Eduardo Ximenes Baucau Regional Hospital, 2024.

Research Methodology: This research uses a quantitative descriptive method, and the sample technique uses Non-Probability Sampling with the Accidental Sampling type in the definition of 36 study sampling.

Result and Discussion: Data Respondent characteristic about variable Knowing for the level knowledge of health professionals in the care of the disease diarrhea dehydration for children aged 1-5 years in the emergency room and pediatrics majority know well with the most acceptable category with a value of 80% and do not understand 20%, according to the research result.

Conclusion: Through the distribution of the questionnaires to the respondents with a total of 36 people. With their results, which demonstrated that health professionals know how to care for diarrhea and dehydration diseases for children aged 1-5 years in the emergency and pediatric room of the Eduardo Ximenes Baucau Regional Hospital, the majority is more acceptable with a total of 69% and do not accept 31%, cited by (Tilman, CB, et al., 2024) site https://www.ajmcrr.com.

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