Diarrhoea and mortality in Menoufia, Egypt.
J Diarrhoeal Dis Res
; 12(3): 173-81, 1994 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-7868823
ABSTRACT
PIP: The Ministry of Health (MOH) of Egypt has done much for more than a decade to control diarrheal disease (CDD). Oral rehydration salts (ORS) have been distributed since 1978, and the National Control of Diarrheal Diseases Project (NCDDP) was launched in 1982. Full CDD measures in place since 1984 have expanded the use of ORS to treat diarrhea, and have resulted in lower levels of infant and child mortality across the country. Impact evaluation is, however, hampered by weak national baseline data. At the national level, information on the cause of death in the vital register is not considered reliable. Second, there is little data on the case management of diarrhea before the initiation of the NCDDP. These issues were addressed in some sample villages in Dakahlia Governorate, where increases in knowledge and the use of ORS between 1980 and 1986 were associated with a decrease in diarrheal mortality. A potentially comparable situation existed in Menoufia Governorate, where the effect of a program of home distribution of ORS on mortality was evaluated in 12 villages in 1979-80. This paper reports findings from a return visit to the villages in 1988 to compare the current treatment of diarrheal diseases and mortality patterns against conditions at baseline. The authors report marked improvement in the case management of diarrhea and rapid mortality decline, with diarrheal mortality apparently declining somewhat faster than mortality from other causes.
Palavras-chave
Africa; Age Factors; Arab Countries; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diarrhea; Diarrhea, Infantile; Diseases; Egypt; Infant; Infant Mortality; Mediterranean Countries; Mortality; Mortality Decline; Northern Africa; Oral Rehydration; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Treatment; Youth
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Diarreia
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Diarrhoeal Dis Res
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Egito
País de publicação:
Bangladesh