Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: April | Volume: 10 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 141-150
Maternal Perception and Management of Tinea Capitis of Infected School Children in Southern Nigeria
Lauretta Sonia Daramola1, Adesola Adenike Ogunfowokan2
1Nursing Service Unit, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun, State, Nigeria
2Department of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
Corresponding Author: Lauretta Sonia Daramola
ABSTRACT
Background: Tinea capitis (TC) is a chronic neglected skin disease in Sub-Sahara Africa which requires appropriate management to reduce its prevalence.
Objectives: The aim was to explore their perception of causes and prognosis of TC, and to also explore the various preventive and management strategies they employed for the infection.
Materials and Method: We carried out an In-depth Interview among 24 mothers of school children infected with TC.
Results: Our findings showed that majority of the mothers had poor perception of TC, as they considered it a normal infection in children. Many of them did not adopt any preventive strategy. Also, we discovered that unstandardized herbal products and drugs with wrong prescriptions were administered by the mothers.
Conclusion: Our study result is a clarion call for health care workers, most importantly community and school health personnel to create awareness on TC and its appropriate management as well as support the treatment of infected school children.
Key words: Herbal therapy, Mothers, Perceptions, School children, Tinea Capitis.