Caretakers' knowledge and preparation abilities of salt-sugar solution in North-Eastern Nigeria

Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 232-240

  Akpede, George O ^a,b   Omotara, Babatunji A ^a,c   Webb, Glenn D ^a,b   Igene, John O ^a,b  

^a AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^c Faculty of Clinical Sciences   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Diarrhoea; Knowledge; Oral rehydration solutions; Practice

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; DISEASES; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NIGERIA; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PARENT; RESEARCH REPORT; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT; WESTERN AFRICA;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; DISEASES; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS; HEALTH; KNOWLEDGE; MOTHERS; NIGERIA; ORAL REHYDRATION; PARENTS; RESEARCH REPORT; TREATMENT; WESTERN AFRICA;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DATA COLLECTION; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0031311028     PISSN: 02538768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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