Prevention of Diarrhoea in a Poor District of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Practices, Knowledge, and Barriers

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-22

  McLennan, John D ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Cand Ctr Stud Child Risk C S   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea, infantile; Health education; Hygiene; Knowledge, attitudes, practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0034200172     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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