Knowledge and practice of mothers/care-takers towards diarrhoea and its treatment in rural communities in Ethiopia.

Diarrhoeal diseases are major causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Knowledge and practices of mothers or other care-takers of children are important determinants of the occurrence or outcome of diarrhoeal diseases. Base-line information on these variables is also needed for developing health education programmes and for formulating national policy on home fluid therapy.