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Although there has been a considerable global decline in diarrhea-related mortality, the number of children stilllosing their lives to these illnesses is still high, especially in low-income nations. According to a research done atFort Portal Regional Referral Hospital in Fort Portal City, 18.3% of children under the age of five have diarrhea.Caretakers who were 18 to 19 years old, those who had just completed their primary education, and those whodrank water from unsafe sources were among the sociodemographic characteristics linked to diarrheal illnesses.Mothers using public faucets and never washing their hands after using the restroom were examples ofenvironmental influences. Children who had diarrhea were 20 times more likely to have mothers who neverwashed their hands after using the restroom. According to the study's findings, there is a moderately highincidence of diarrhea in children under five who are treated at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. Whilecaregivers provide accurate information about prevention strategies, they lack knowledge about the propermanagement of acute diarrhea, especially in relation to dehydration. The government ought to promote safe wateraccess and teach mothers to wash their hands after using the restroom.