Diapering choices: a critical review of the issues.
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.
Wong
D L
DL
Brantly
D
D
Clutter
L B
LB
De Simone
D
D
Lammert
D
D
Nix
K
K
Perry
K A
KA
Smith
D P
DP
White
K H
KH
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