Abstract：
UNASSIGNED: Every child deserves the right to life. In Nigeria like other African countries, a high burden of child mortality prevails. Attaining a low-mortality rate of children entails that mothers who are the primary caregivers are in the best position to provide quality healthcare management.
UNASSIGNED: With the phenomenological approach in qualitative research, the researchers sourced data using Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and In-Depth Interviews (IDI) from 38 mothers of various categories. The participants were purposively selected from four government and mission health institutions in a semi-urban Nsukka town, Enugu State. Data were analyzed thematically.
UNASSIGNED: Results revealed that mothers utilize health institutions including government, mission, private, pharmacies and patent medicine vendors when seeking healthcare for their children. Their inability to recognize potential life-threatening conditions is the leading factor in increasing child mortality. Findings show that because participants were concerned about financial challenges; they were ready to adopt traditional medicine as an alternative to modern medicine. The study showed evidence of unsafe strategies mothers adopt for the health management of their under-five children with common illnesses. Participants indicated little knowledge of social workers\' engagement in health institutions.
UNASSIGNED: Healthy living is essential in the protection from illnesses. Since under-five children are vulnerable to illnesses, their mothers should provide them with quality healthcare management. The study recommends that social workers\' engagement with health providers and users in semi-urban societies could help propagate healthcare awareness and strategies in mothers\' choice of health management for under-five children in Nigeria. Overall, adequate health policy consideration should be given to all under-five children in Nigeria.
UNASSIGNED: With the phenomenological approach in qualitative research, the researchers sourced data using Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and In-Depth Interviews (IDI) from 38 mothers of various categories. The participants were purposively selected from four government and mission health institutions in a semi-urban Nsukka town, Enugu State. Data were analyzed thematically.
UNASSIGNED: Results revealed that mothers utilize health institutions including government, mission, private, pharmacies and patent medicine vendors when seeking healthcare for their children. Their inability to recognize potential life-threatening conditions is the leading factor in increasing child mortality. Findings show that because participants were concerned about financial challenges; they were ready to adopt traditional medicine as an alternative to modern medicine. The study showed evidence of unsafe strategies mothers adopt for the health management of their under-five children with common illnesses. Participants indicated little knowledge of social workers\' engagement in health institutions.
UNASSIGNED: Healthy living is essential in the protection from illnesses. Since under-five children are vulnerable to illnesses, their mothers should provide them with quality healthcare management. The study recommends that social workers\' engagement with health providers and users in semi-urban societies could help propagate healthcare awareness and strategies in mothers\' choice of health management for under-five children in Nigeria. Overall, adequate health policy consideration should be given to all under-five children in Nigeria.
摘要：
■每个孩子都应该享有生命权。在尼日利亚和其他非洲国家一样，儿童死亡率的高负担普遍存在。要实现儿童死亡率低，就必须使作为主要照顾者的母亲处于提供优质医疗保健管理的最佳位置。
■采用定性研究中的现象学方法，研究人员使用焦点小组讨论（FGD）和深度访谈（IDI）从不同类别的38名母亲那里获得数据。参与者是有目的地从半城市Nsukka镇的四个政府和任务卫生机构中选出的，埃努古州。数据进行了主题分析。
■结果显示，母亲利用包括政府在内的医疗机构，任务,私人,药房和专利药品供应商为他们的孩子寻求医疗保健。他们无法识别潜在的危及生命的状况是导致儿童死亡率上升的主要因素。研究结果表明，由于参与者担心财务挑战；他们准备采用传统医学作为现代医学的替代品。研究表明，有证据表明，母亲为患有常见疾病的五岁以下儿童的健康管理采取了不安全的策略。参与者表示，社会工作者对卫生机构的参与知之甚少。
■健康的生活对于预防疾病至关重要。由于五岁以下儿童容易患病，他们的母亲应该为他们提供优质的医疗保健管理。该研究建议，社会工作者与半城市社会中的卫生提供者和使用者的接触可以帮助在尼日利亚五岁以下儿童的母亲选择健康管理中传播医疗保健意识和策略。总的来说,应充分考虑尼日利亚所有五岁以下儿童的卫生政策。
■采用定性研究中的现象学方法，研究人员使用焦点小组讨论（FGD）和深度访谈（IDI）从不同类别的38名母亲那里获得数据。参与者是有目的地从半城市Nsukka镇的四个政府和任务卫生机构中选出的，埃努古州。数据进行了主题分析。
■结果显示，母亲利用包括政府在内的医疗机构，任务,私人,药房和专利药品供应商为他们的孩子寻求医疗保健。他们无法识别潜在的危及生命的状况是导致儿童死亡率上升的主要因素。研究结果表明，由于参与者担心财务挑战；他们准备采用传统医学作为现代医学的替代品。研究表明，有证据表明，母亲为患有常见疾病的五岁以下儿童的健康管理采取了不安全的策略。参与者表示，社会工作者对卫生机构的参与知之甚少。
■健康的生活对于预防疾病至关重要。由于五岁以下儿童容易患病，他们的母亲应该为他们提供优质的医疗保健管理。该研究建议，社会工作者与半城市社会中的卫生提供者和使用者的接触可以帮助在尼日利亚五岁以下儿童的母亲选择健康管理中传播医疗保健意识和策略。总的来说,应充分考虑尼日利亚所有五岁以下儿童的卫生政策。
