Reduction of gastroenteritis morbidity in high-risk infants.
A method of predicting infants at high risk for developing gastroenteritis was validated in a prospective study. The ability to predict a high-risk subset of the population is particularly important if risk can be reduced with preventive measures. Performance of a preventive educational task in the field by community health workers was associated with a significantly lower rate of morbidity from gastroenteritis among high-risk infants, while achieving no significant reduction among the average-risk group.
D001130:Arizona; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors