Abstract:
The need for an overall plan for controlling the occurrence of ARI in MOH area,
Kadugannawe is stressed. This plan should include improving environmental conditions to
reduce overcrowding, education of mothers in early detection, home care procedures and
seeking medical help at the correct time, regular monitoring and assessment of the disease
occurrence by medical officer of health, and maintaining and improving the standard of
treatment in the hospital. There is a need to educated the mother and public health midwives
to identify mild, moderate and severe forms of ARI. Utilization of medical services seems to
be adequate, this being facilitated by the good communication system in the area and
availability of the health care services. There seems to be an over utilization of these
services, during early stages of infection which could be avoided by better education of the
mothers. Knowledge on management of ear infections in children among the mothers has to
improved. There is a need to increase mothers knowledge regarding the feeding of the child
during an attack of respiratory infection.
