Drivers of Acute Diarrhea in Mothers of Children between 6 and 59 Months old in Kinshasa Households, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Table 3.

Access to health care and the occurrence ofacute diarrhea among participants

Context of access to care

Acute diarrhea in mothers of children aged 6-59 months in households

χ2

p

Knowing the factors that lead to diarrhea in children

Not knowing the factors that promote diarrhea in children

Knowledge of the importance of access to health care services

44 (67,7%)

19 (38,8%)

9,4

0,001

No knowledge of the importance of access to health care services

21 (32,3%)

30 (61,2%)

 

 

Total

65 (100%)

49 (100%)