Diarrhea is the third leading cause of childhood mortality in India, and is responsible for 13%
of all deaths/year in children under 5 years of age. Information on diarrheal diseases, its …

Background Zinc supplementation for the treatment of diarrhoea has been shown to
decrease the duration and severity of the diarrhoeal episode, diarrhoea hospitalization rates …

INTRODUCTION: Recent estimates suggest that malnutrition (measured as poor
anthropometric status) is associated with about 50% of all deaths among children. Although …

Undernutrition continues to be a primary cause of ill-health and premature mortality among
children in developing countries. This paper examines how the prevalence of undernutrition …

Background In developing countries the duration and severity of diarrheal illnesses are
greatest among infants and young children with malnutrition and impaired immune status …

A cohort of 452 rural children was followed longitudinally for 13 mo to ascertain the role of
HEp-2 cell adherent Escherichia coli and other pathogens in causing acute (≤ 14 d) and …

This paper reports on a rapid ethnographic assessment methodology (REA) that was
developed as an essential component of the dietary management of diarrhea (DMD) …

Undernutrition, as measured by underweight status, has been associated with substantially
increased risk of childhood mortality worldwide, but the magnitude of its effect on specific …

Diarrheal diseases continue to be an important pub-lic health problem in developing
countries."* Acute, short lived illnesses with dehydration can result in death unless prompt …

A longitudinal study of diarrhea was carried out from May 1988 to April 1989 by household
surveillance of 705 children< 5 years old in rural Bangladesh. Stool samples were examined …