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3212507

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
An in-depth anthropological study of child diarrhea in 3 villages in rural North India investigated the variation in the household management of child diarrhea. Qualitative and quantitative methodologies were used to collect data on a series of variables, including maternal knowledge, beliefs, and practices during diarrhea, feeding and fluid intake during diarrhea, treatment choices, and knowledge and use of oral rehydration therapy (ORT). The results showed both positive and negative diarrhea management behaviors. Almost all mothers continued to breastfeed normally, and did not decrease fluids during diarrhea. A shift in the child's diet toward 'softer' and 'cooler' foods rather than the withholding of food was the norm. The use of anti-diarrheals was widespread. Acceptance and sustained use of ORT was found to be inversely related to an understanding of the function of ORT. Eighty-one percent of mothers who had previously used ORT but who do not plan to use it again were dissatisfied because it 'did not stop the diarrhea'. These mothers thought that ORT was a medicine that would cure the diarrhea. Therefore, in ORT interventions there is a need to explain that the function of ORT is to replace lost fluids, and not to stop the diarrhea. Anthropological research of household diarrhea management can provide important information that will result in improved intervention design. Messages that are meant to change behavior must be based upon the target group's perception.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0277-9536
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
75-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
The household management of childhood diarrhea in rural north India.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.