Mothers' Measures Regarding Prevention of Upper Respiratory Tract Infection and It's Occurrence for their Children: An Assessment Study

Abstract

Upper respiratory infections represent a major public health problem because of their high incidence and ease of spread in the community. It is associated with significant morbidity and are the most common reason for outpatient visits and hospitalizations among young children. Human Rhinoviruses (HRVs) and Enteroviruses (HEVs) are prominent causes of respiratory diseases. HRV infection often results in mild upper respiratory disease like the common cold, but may also cause disease that is more serious by exacerbating asthma or other pre-existing respiratory disorders (Butterworth et al., 2017). The aim of the present study was to assess measures of mothers regarding prevention of upper respiratory tract infection and its occurrence for their children. The subjects and methods of the current study discussed under the following four (4) designs: I. Technical Design II. Operational Design III. Administrative Design V. Statistical Design I-Technical Design: Technical design included the research design, study setting, subjects and tools of data collection. Research Design: A descriptive research design was used to conduct t