title: Diapering choices: a critical review of the issues.
abstract: Careful consideration is needed to determine which diapering system may be best suited to an institution's or individual's needs. A critical review of five issues--skin care, infection control, other health-related concerns, environmental and safety aspects, and time/cost issues--reveals that: (a) superabsorbent paper diapers reduce the incidence and severity of diaper dermatitis and control the spread of infection in caregiving surroundings; (b) cloth and paper diapers have different effects on the environment and neither type of diaper is clearly superior to the other; and (c) the cost of disposable diapers and reusable commercial-laundered diapers may be comparable, although home-laundered diapers are least expensive if the caregiver's labor is not considered.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brantly
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Clutter
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Simone
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lammert
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nix
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003963:Diaper Rash / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017053:Infection Control; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods