ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2012
Use of commercially available oral rehydration solutions in Lima, Peru.
Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- The cost-effectiveness of community health workers delivering free diarrhoea treatment: evidence from Uganda.Health policy and planning · 2022Trial
- The role of price and convenience in use of oral rehydration salts to treat child diarrhea: A cluster randomized trial in Uganda.PLoS medicine · 2019Trial
- Understanding the use of oral rehydration therapy: A narrative review from clinical practice to main recommendations.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Osmolality of Commercially Available Oral Rehydration Solutions: Impact of Brand, Storage Time, and Temperature.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Do Social Factors Predict Appropriate Treatment of Child Diarrheal Disease in Peru?Maternal and child health journal · 2016Article
- Feeding of young children during diarrhea: caregivers' intended practices and perceptions.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2014Article
- Private sector provision of oral rehydration therapy for child diarrhea in sub-Saharan Africa.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2014Article
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Abstract
Caregivers' practices concerning oral rehydration of young children during diarrheal illness were investigated in a periurban community of low socioeconomic level in Lima, Peru. Data of 330 caregivers of children aged 6-36 months were analyzed; 72.7% of all caregivers would give commercially available oral rehydration solutions (ORSs). However, only 58.6% of those caregivers with children that had experienced diarrhea during the previous week stated that they had used commercially available ORSs, a significantly lower percentage. The main reason for not using commercially available ORSs was that caregivers did not know about them. Of all recipes caregivers provided for homemade ORS, none contained the recommended concentrations of sugar and salt. Educating caregivers about availability, benefits, and use of commercially available ORSs as well as correct preparation of homemade ORS is urgently needed.
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