| Title | Prevention of diarrhoea in young children in developing countries |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1997 |
| Authors | Huttly, SRA, Morris, SS, Pisani, V |
| Pagination | p. 163-174 : 4 tab. |
| Date Published | 1997-02-01 |
| Keywords | child health, diarrhoeal diseases, disease control, health education, research, safe water supply, sanitation, sdihyg |
| Abstract | An updated review of nonvaccine interventions for the prevention of childhood diarrhoea in developing countries is presented. The importance of various key preventive strategies (breast-feeding, water supply and sanitation improvements) is confirmed and certain aspects of others (promotion of personal and domestic hygiene, weaning education / food hygiene) are refined. Evidence is also presented to suggest that, subject to cost-effectiveness examination, two other strategies -vitamin A supplementation and the prevention of low birthweight- should be promoted to the first category of interventions, as classified by Feachem, i.e. those which are considered to have high effectiveness and strong feasibility. (author's abstract) |
| Notes | 111 ref. |
| Custom 1 | 245.11 |
