Conceptualisation of diarrhoea in Nepal.
Nepal has a small and isolated population, but one which has received considerable aid in relation to health. Infant mortality rates are high. One of the main causes of infant death is diarrhoeal disease. Mothers can distinguish different types of diarrhoea and effect different treatments.
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D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods*; D007226:Infant Mortality; D008297:Male; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012423:Rural Health; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires