Volume 26, Issue 119, January 2022

Parents’ knowledge, attitude, and practice towards childhood constipation in Al Baha- Saudi Arabia

Elfatih Mirghani M Salih^1,2♦, Jameel Mohammed Abdulrahim Alghamdi³, Abdullah Fasial Ahmed Al Muaibid⁴, Anwar Abdullah Mohmmed Alghmadi⁵

¹Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dongola University, Sudan
²Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, KSA
³Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology Al-Baha University, KSA
⁴Medical resident, Maternity and Children Hospital, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
⁵Pediatric resident - Saudi board program of pediatric, KFH Albaha, KSA

^♦Corresponding author
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dongola University, Sudan Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, KSA

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Constipation is an important pediatric health issue, most childhood constipation (CC) cases are due to functional constipation (FC), rather than being caused by organic causes, occurring as a result of intentional stool with hold. Methodology: This is a prospective, cross-sectional, community-based study that was carried out to assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of parents towards childhood constipation. Results: It was found that only 3.5% had 'good' knowledge, whereas the majority of the parents (80.5%) had 'poor' knowledge regarding childhood constipation, while only 35.9% (n=204) of the parents had shown good practices related to (CC) with statistically significant association seen with age, educational level, and employment status. Conclusion: Parents´ level of knowledge and practices towards CC is poor and there is a considerable need to disseminate accessible and reliable information to parents or caretakers for supporting and effectively managing their children's health.

Keywords: Constipation, Functional, parents, knowledge, practice

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms42e2054

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i119/ms42e2054

Published: 24 January 2022