Open AccessA Report On Knowledge, Attitude, Use-Pattern And Availability Of Jeevan Jal(Pre-Packaged Oral Rehydration Slts) In Baitadi
Author(s) -
B K Suvedi
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.1579
Subject(s) - medicine , altitude (triangle) , socioeconomics , family medicine , toxicology , geometry , mathematics , sociology , biology
A Study regarding the knowledge, altitude, use pattern and availabity of Jeevan Jal JJ was undertaken in the remote hilly district of Baitadi of Far Western Development Region of Nepal. The study shows that the females are less aware(38.7% about Jeevan Jal than the males (76%). 57.3% of the total respondents had knowledge about Jeevan Jal, 42% know the use of it and 28.3% consider it should be given in diarrhoes accordingly as recommended. 64.5% of those, who have seen JJ (116/172) had prepared its solution, but only 27.6% (32/116) can make it correctly, (and the males leading again-17.3% versus 4% females, that is only 10.6% of the total,) and 62.9% know that it must be used within24 hours of preparation of the solution. 98% of the respondents found it is not available in the village panchayat office or worker (31.2%) and/or centrally located home in the village(29.5%).