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The impact of domicilary glucose electrolyte solution on diarrhoeal prevalence and growth in children under five years of age in a rural West African village

1982; Maney Publishing; Volume: 2; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/02724936.1982.11748217

1465-3281

Michael Watkinson, A. M. Watkinson,

Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology

SUMMARYIn a rural West African village with an easily accessible clinic, the provision of glucose electrolyte solution in the home for the early treatment of acute childhood diarrhoea significantly reduced the incidence of attacks lasting more than two days and the amount of diarrhoea reported to the clinic. In a study lasting one year this did not significantly affect the nutritional status of the children when compared to the control group which had access to the clinic. The group receiving domicilary glucose electrolyte solution reported significantly more brief attacks with low stool frequencies: they did not use the solution selectively. The strategy of providing domicilary glucose electrolyte solutions needs to be carefully assessed in those communities with local clinics.