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

World Journal of Medical Microbiology | Vol 1, Issue 1

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%)