A study on oral rehydration therapy of diarrheal disease in Western Sicily

Nastasi, A; Massenti, Maria Fatima; Scarlata, G; Mammina, Caterina; Alestra, V.; Botta, Giuseppe; C, Calcò; Cannova, Lucia; Polizzi, Mitchell

doi:10.1007/bf00239752

Eur J Epidemiol

1987

DOI: 10.1007/bf00239752

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A study on oral rehydration therapy of diarrheal disease in Western Sicily

A Nastasi

Maria Fatima Massenti

G Scarlata

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Abstract: A longitudinal study to ascertain the most common therapeutic approach to diarrheal disease by general practitioners and pediatricians was carried out in Western Sicily. Data obtained showed that of 902 home-managed cases of diarrhea observed by 58 physicians during one year, 65.3% were treated with antibiotics, 8.0% with antimotility agents and 26.7% were not treated with any pharmacological agent (rehydration or diet). Although oral rehydration therapy was widely known by physicians in Western Sicily, only a… Show more

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Barriers towards the Practices of Oral Rehydration Therapy in the Management of Diarrhoea among the Mothers of Under Five Children pediatric outpatient department of Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, Assam

Gogoi¹,

Chamuah²

2020

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Introduction with Objectives: Diarrheal diseases rank among the "to three" causes of pediatric death of the developing world. Dehydration is the most common cause of death in it. The objectives of the study were-to identify the practices, barriers to practice of oral rehydration therapy and its mutual association and association with some selected demographic variables like age, education, occupation, religion, type of community and family income. Methods and Materials: A descriptive survey approach and design was used for the study.Convenience non probability sampling technique was used to collect data from 113 mothers of the underfive children attending the paediatric outpatient department of Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, Assam. Data's were collected by a structured interview schedule. Result and Analysis: The assessment was done by descriptive statistics. It revealed barrier scores like knowledge barrier (M=2.4, SD=.68),practice barrier(M=4.06,SD=1.91), socio-cultural barrier (M=2.4,SD=.68), Access barrier (M=0.31,SD=0.91), and financial barrier (M=1.72, SD=2.46),. The study findings shows strong association of practice level with age (chi square= 61.54; df=6, p<0.01), education (chi square= 77.53; df=6, p<0.01) and family income (chi square= 84.05; df=6, p<0.01). There is strong association of knowledge barrier (chi square= 9.5; df=3, p<0.01), practice barrier (chi square= 13.01; df=6, p<0.01) and socio-cultural barrier (chi square= 57.53; df=3, p<0.01) with the level of practice of ORT by the mothers. Discussion & Conclusion: 55% of mothers strongly agreed that while practicing ORT their child vomits or had feeling of nausea and the dislikes of taste of ORS are some barriers towards practice of ORT. 31% of mothers believed other traditional method more effective than ORT which is also a moderate barrier to practice ORT. 32 % of mothers said that the cost of ORS is high for them to afford for which they go for traditional method. Therefore strategies should be made to reduce the emetic factor and also to add a good taste in ORS, to reduce cost for increasing its practice.

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Barriers towards the Practices of Oral Rehydration Therapy in the Management of Diarrhoea among the Mothers of Under Five Children pediatric outpatient department of Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, Assam

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Chamuah²

2020

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A study on oral rehydration therapy of diarrheal disease in Western Sicily

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Barriers towards the Practices of Oral Rehydration Therapy in the Management of Diarrhoea among the Mothers of Under Five Children pediatric outpatient department of Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, Assam

Barriers towards the Practices of Oral Rehydration Therapy in the Management of Diarrhoea among the Mothers of Under Five Children pediatric outpatient department of Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, Assam

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