{"title":"Bibliography on diarrheal diseases.","authors":"M S Khan, M Nazimuddin, M al Mamun","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"16 4","pages":"258-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21361163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cyclospora cayetanensis-associated diarrhoea in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia.","authors":"R S Jayshree, R S Acharya, H Sridhar","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"16 4","pages":"254-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21317225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evidence of involvement of guanylate cyclase in the prolongation of caeco-colonic transit time by indomethacin in mice.","authors":"F S Robert, J P Rao","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"16 4","pages":"256-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21317228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S Jongpiputvanich, S Veeravongs, W Wonsekiarttirat
{"title":"Difficulties in conducting participatory action research to prevent diarrhoea in a slum area of Bangkok.","authors":"S Jongpiputvanich, S Veeravongs, W Wonsekiarttirat","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Childhood diarrhoea is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in Thailand. During April 1988-April 1990, a study was conducted to evaluate participatory action research as a method of intervening on unhygienic practices in two communities in the Klong Toey slum of Bangkok (intervention group) and compared these practices in two other communities of the same slum where there was no intervention (control group). The following variables were compared in two groups: hygiene behaviour and factors associated with participation of community leaders and mothers with children aged less than five years. Two hundred and twenty-one mothers of the original 606 (36%) were still available at the end of the study. It was found that the mothers in the intervention groups were more likely to wash their hands before feeding and use cupboards and covered containers for keeping food. Several factors negatively affected community participation: matters concerning the slum culture and organization, community leadership, family problems, occupational problems, and physical environment of the community. The conclusions of the study are limited because of the considerable proportion of the subjects that was lost to follow-up. The study points at some of the methodological issues when conducting research in challenging and difficult to reach communities that have important health problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"16 3","pages":"187-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20826289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bibliography on diarrhoeal diseases.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"16 3","pages":"207-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20826291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F O Omokhodion, A Oyemade, M K Sridhar, I O Olaseha, J F Olawuyi
{"title":"Diarrhoea in children of Nigerian market women: prevalence, knowledge of causes, and management.","authors":"F O Omokhodion, A Oyemade, M K Sridhar, I O Olaseha, J F Olawuyi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A cross-sectional survey was carried out among mothers of children aged less than five years in two markets in Ibadan, one with poor environmental sanitation and the other clean and well maintained. The study took place between September 1996 and March 1997. The questionnaire used for this survey sought information about the occurrence of diarrhoea among children aged less than five years, their mothers' knowledge about the management of diarrhoea and their practices, including care-seeking practices, and the use of oral rehydration solutions. Two hundred and sixty-six mothers were interviewed in the first market (Bodija) and 260 in the other (Gbagi). Thirty-seven percent of the children in the cleaner market (Gbagi) were said to have had diarrhoea within the last 3 months compared to 33% of the children in the unhygienic Bodija market (p > 0.05). These results suggest that environmental sanitation may not be a major determinant of diarrhoea among children of the two groups of market women. When their children had diarrhoea, 44% (Bodija) and 40% (Gbagi) of the mothers attended health centres, 33% (Bodija) and 32% (Gbagi) gave ORT at home, and 12% (Bodija) and 19% (Gbagi) purchased drugs at a chemist. The study further showed that, while only one-third of all respondents resorted to home-treatment of diarrhoea with ORS, more than 80% of them knew the components and composition of ORS solution. There is a need to continue to encourage mothers to use ORS and, thus, bridge the knowledge-practice gap in mothers' management of diarrhoea at home.</p>","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"16 3","pages":"194-200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20826290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An outbreak of food poisoning associated with restaurant-made mayonnaise in Abha, Saudi Arabia.","authors":"K S al-Ahmadi, H E el Bushra, A S al-Zahrani","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In May 1996, an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred among customers who bought dinner from a restaurant that specialised in fried chicken in Abha city, south-west Saudi Arabia. The median incubation period was 10 hours (range: 3 to 27 hours). Of the 10 food items served, only mayonnaise (RR 2.52; 95% CI 1.71-3.73) and minced garlic (RR 1.20; 95% CI 1.02-1.41) were associated with cases. Salmonella enterica was isolated from 124 (84%) of the 159 persons with symptoms of food poisoning, and 91 (73%) were serogroup Enteritidis, phage type B 14. Mayonnaise was prepared in the restaurant using a regular blender. Minced garlic was prepared with the same blender immediately after making the mayonnaise. Unsafe storage of the mayonnaise at room temperature for a median of 6 hours could have resulted in overgrowth of bacteria and a high infective dose of bacteria per serving.</p>","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"16 3","pages":"201-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20826292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Serogroups and antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical isolates of Salmonella species from a teaching hospital in Kuwait.","authors":"W Y Jamal, T Pal, V O Rotimi, T D Chugh","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Salmonella strains isolated in a teaching-cum-general hospital in Kuwait during 1990-1993 and 1996 were analysed to determine the trend in the prevalence of the serogroups and their changing pattern of susceptibility. The records were reviewed for all the 661 isolates encountered during these periods. The most prevalent serogroup in both children and adults was serogroup B, followed by serogroup C and D. A sizeable proportion of the strains were resistant to first-line drugs. About 39% of the isolates were resistant to ampicillin, 17% to co-trimoxazole, 13% to chloramphenicol, and 15% to cephalothin. The majority were, however, susceptible to the other drugs with low to very low resistance rates: 7% to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, and 0.3% to cefotaxime. All the strains were susceptible to ciprofloxacin. In all, resistant strains were more prevalent among children than adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"16 3","pages":"180-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20826288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H N Ene-Obong, A C Uwaegbute, C U Iroegbu, U V Amazigo
{"title":"The effect of two child-care practices of market women on diarrhoea prevalence, feeding patterns and nutritional status of children aged 0-24 months.","authors":"H N Ene-Obong, A C Uwaegbute, C U Iroegbu, U V Amazigo","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in seven markets in Enugu and Nsukka, Nigeria, to evaluate the child-care practices, occurrence of diarrhoea, feeding patterns and nutritional status among 506 and 157 children aged 0-24 months taken to the market (CTTM) by their mothers and those left at home (CLAH) respectively. A lack of a caretaker at home was the most common reason for taking children to the market. The majority (92%) of the caretakers at home were young (< 20 years). There was no difference in the occurrence of diarrhoea in the last month between the CTTM (39%) and the CLAH (41%) groups (p > 0.05). However, there were differences in reported diarrhoea episodes between children aged 0-6 months and higher age classes (chi 2 = 20.0; p = 0.003). Very few children (0.8%) were exclusively breastfed. More CTTM (58%) were still being breastfed than the 42% of CLAH (OR = 1.87; 95% C.I. = 1.27-2.37; p < 0.001). Children cared for at home had a slightly better but nonsignificant (p > 0.05) anthropometric status as characterised by weight-for-age and height-for-age. There was no relationship between feeding patterns and diarrhoea.</p>","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"16 3","pages":"173-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20826287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}