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Acceptability of oral rehydration therapy by Sudanese mothers and children

Hassan E Elbushra.


Abstract
Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) was found to be accepted by sick children and their mothers. Its acceptability was neither related to the family social class nor to the mothers I level of eduction. The majori ty of children with diarrhoea in this study were managed by a doctor or a medical assistance. Health visitors, who receive formal training in ORT, were found to have little access to these children. It is emphasized that future training of the former two groups in ORTwould promote both the acceptability and publicity of this simple an effective remedy for diarrhoea.

Key words: Fluid therapy, Diarrhoea, Children, Mothers


 
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