World Vision/Zambia FY97 : baseline KPC [knowledge, practice, and coverage] survey report -- Gwembe Valley child survival project -- Southern Province

with funding from USAID. The survey consisted of questionnaires administered to 270 project area mothers of children under age 2. Some of the major findings of the survey include: 85.3% of infants were breastfed within the first 8 hours after delivery; 87.5% of mothers were exclusively breastfeeding their infants of less than 4 months of age; 100% of infants between 6 and 10 months were being given solid or semi-solid foods; 57.4% of children between 20 and 24 months are still breastfeeding; 75.3% of mothers with children who had diarrhea in the previous 2 weeks gave the same amount or more fluids and 86.6% treated their child with oral rehydration therapy (ORT); 31.9% of mothers knew that signs of dehydration are cause for referral for diarrhea; 31.1% of the households surveyed had a latrine and 72.6% of the households had access to a clean (protected) water source; 84.9% of the mothers sought medical treatment for their child less than 24 months of age who had fast or difficult breathing in the last 2 weeks; complete immunization for children 12-23 months of age was 79.5% and tetanus toxoid (TT)2 for mothers was 63.7%; 80% of mothers had at least one antenatal visit during their last pregnancy; 66% of mothers during the birth of their child had the cord cut by a family member or themselves; and 9.8% of mothers of children less than 24 months of age who were not pregnant or who did not desire a child in the next 2 years were using a modern method of contraception. The survey results were key in facilitating and guiding the detailed implementation plan for the project area, particularly in the prioritizing and targeting of project interventions. (Author abstract, modified)