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Gastroenteritis: A Grass Root Approach
A Pilot Project was conducted in a “Katchi-Abadi’ (squatter-settlement) of Karachi, Pakistan, using minimum resources and funds. It was attempted to reduce the morbidity and mortality due to gastro-enteritis by health education, regarding the role of sanitation and breast-feeding in the prevention of gastroenteritis and propagating the use of ORS for its management. Only four resource personnel were used to propagate information to one hundred households. A baseline survey indicated that the incidence of diarrhoea was highest in children between 6 months to 1 year old (42.9%). Gastroenteritis accounted for 25% of all deaths in children up to 5 years. A “post-intervention” survey carried out after imparting health education revealed a significant difference in the incidence of gastroenteritis between the intervention and “control” groups. Other variables considered including literacy and family size did not influence the incidence of diarrhoea. Similar results were seen when a significant difference of p < .05 was found between the “intervention” and “control” groups regarding the proper management of acute diarrhoea i.e. proper use of ORS. Thus our pilot project succeeded in altering the awareness and practices of the community regarding both prevention and management of Acute Gastroenteritis.
Gastroenteritis: A Grass Root Approach
A Pilot Project was conducted in a “Katchi-Abadi’ (squatter-settlement) of Karachi, Pakistan, using minimum resources and funds. It was attempted to reduce the morbidity and mortality due to gastro-enteritis by health education, regarding the role of sanitation and breast-feeding in the prevention of gastroenteritis and propagating the use of ORS for its management. Only four resource personnel were used to propagate information to one hundred households. A baseline survey indicated that the incidence of diarrhoea was highest in children between 6 months to 1 year old (42.9%). Gastroenteritis accounted for 25% of all deaths in children up to 5 years. A “post-intervention” survey carried out after imparting health education revealed a significant difference in the incidence of gastroenteritis between the intervention and “control” groups. Other variables considered including literacy and family size did not influence the incidence of diarrhoea. Similar results were seen when a significant difference of p < .05 was found between the “intervention” and “control” groups regarding the proper management of acute diarrhoea i.e. proper use of ORS. Thus our pilot project succeeded in altering the awareness and practices of the community regarding both prevention and management of Acute Gastroenteritis.
Gastroenteritis: A Grass Root Approach
Duresamin, Akram (author) / Mubina, Agboatwalla (author)
Community development journal ; 27 ; 42-
1992-01-01
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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