Assessment of mother's knowledge and practice in use of oral rehydration solution for diarrhea in rural Bangladesh

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 904-908

  Taha, Attia Z ^a,b  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Household survey; Oral rehydration solution; Project assessment

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE; SKILL;

BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0036700428     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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