The impact of domiciliary glucose electrolyte solution on diarrhoeal prevalence and growth in children under five years of age in a rural West African village.
In a rural West African village with an easily accessible clinic, the provision of glucose electrolyte solution in the home for the early treatment of acute childhood diarrhoea significantly reduced the incidence of attacks lasting more than two days and the amount of diarrhoea reported to the clinic. In a study lasting one year this did not significantly affect the nutritional status of the children when compared to the control group which had access to the clinic. The group receiving domiciliary glucose electrolyte solution reported significantly more brief attacks with low stool frequencies: they did not use the solution selectively. The strategy of providing domicilary glucose electrolyte solutions needs to be carefully assessed in those communities with local clinics.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005714:Gambia; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
D004573:Electrolytes; D005947:Glucose