title: Oral rehydration at home--with a little help from friends.
abstract: A training workshop was organized for selected members of two village populations in north-eastern Nigeria, whereby they acquired knowledge and skills enabling them to spread the word and practice of oral rehydration therapy for children suffering from diarrhoea in their communities. The difficulties encountered and the gains achieved in this empowerment programme are described below.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Edo State University, Nigeria.
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Akpede
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Omotara
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003150:Community Health Workers; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019035:Rural Health Services