title: [The use of beverages and food at home during acute infantile diarrhea: an ethnographic study in a rural Mexican area].
abstract: A structured interview was applied through a personal interview to 142 peasant mothers aimed at exploring some beliefs about childhood diarrheal disease and the use of home-made beverages and feeding habits during the illness. The majority answered they used to give a herbal tea (90%) or a rice-based beverage (77%) to their child with diarrhea. Only 18% mentioned the use of oral rehydration packages. Sixty-three percent avoid certain foods while 25% withhold all food, usually for more than 24 hours, to a sick child. It is justified to assess the clinical efficacy of a rice-powder solution in the prevention of severe dehydration, as well as to promote an uninterrupted diet based on locally accepted and available foods, in the home management of a child with acute diarrhea.
authors.affiliation: División de Nutrición de Comunidad, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México, D.F.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Martínez-Salgado
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Calva-Mercado
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Meneses-Díaz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Viais-Juárez
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001628:Beverages; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000451:nursing; D004522:Educational Status; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Uso de bebidas y alimentos en el hogar durante la diarrea aguda del niño: estudio etnográfico en una zona rural mexicana.