Community case management of childhood diarrhea in a setting with declining use of oral rehydration therapy: Findings from cross-sectional studies among primary household caregivers, Kenya, 2007

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1134-1140

  Olson, Christine K ^a   Blum, Lauren S ^a   Patel, Kinnery N ^a   Oria, Prisca A ^a   Feikin, Daniel R ^b   Laserson, Kayla F ^c   Wamae, Annah W ^d   Bartlett, Alfred V ^e   Breiman, Robert F ^a   Ram, Pavani K ^f  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d Republic of Kenya Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation   (Kenya)

^e UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KENYA; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVERS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENYA; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 83255181888     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0178     Document Type: Article

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