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Randomly selected mothers of children aged 1\u201310 years consulting for any problem other than constipation were included in the study. Data collection was done by means of a pretested and prevalidated questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n There were 169 mothers with a median age of 30 years. Over half were homemakers and of a rural background. Urban mothers scored better than their rural counterparts in the attitude section (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.034). Mothers with greater knowledge had better attitude (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.001) and practice (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.020) scores. Those with higher attitude scores also fared better in the practice section (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.04).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n Knowledge, attitude and practice concerning childhood constipation are connected to each other. 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