Abstract:
The need for an overall plan for controlling the occurrence of ARI in Kadugannawa MOH
area is stressed. There is a need to educate the mothers and public health midwives to
identify mild, moderate and severe forms of ARI . Mothers with no education should be
given special consideration in planning and severe forms of ARI. Utilization of medical
services seems to be adequate, those being the education programme for ARI . Utilization of
medical services seems to be adequate , those being facilitated by the good communication
system in the area and availability of the health care services knowledge on management of
ear infections in children among the mothers has to be improved. There is a need to increase
mothers, knowledge regarding the feeding of the child during an attack of respiratory
infection.
