Educational program: Prevention of diarrhea to improve knowledge and practices in mothers of Clas Pillcomarca 2011

• Autor: Huapalla-Céspedes, Bethsy D.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizan
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.unheval.edu.pe:article/371
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.unheval.edu.pe/index.php/gacien/article/view/371
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Programa educativo; nivel de conocimiento; medidas preventivas; educational program; level of knowledge; preventive measures

The objective was to determine the level of effectiveness of the educational program about the prevention of acute diarrhea to improve knowledge and practices in mothers of Clas Pillcomarca, January to May 2011. This is a quantitative study, and according to the data analysis is quasiexperimental of one group with one pretest and two posttests. The sample was 25 mothers. We used a questionnaire that applied sociodemographic characteristics of mothers and measured the cognitive level about acute diarrhea: definition, risk factors and preventive measures, before and after the program; also an observation guide was applied to evaluate the preventive measures that mothers use before and after the educational program. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of this program the statistical test of ranges with Wilcoxon sigh was applied. About the cognitive level we had as a result a statistical significance of -4.224, with bilateral critical level (sig. asintot. bilateral): 0.000 and it can be deduced that the educational program influences the increase of knowledge level, and the level of preventive measures we have Z: -4.104 and its bilateral critical level (sig. asintot. bilateral): 0.000 what indicates that the test is significant and the null hypothesis is rejected. It is concluded that the educational program increase the level of knowledge and improve the application of measures to prevent diarrheal diseases.