Abstract

HERNANDEZ CISNEROS, Freddie; RODRIGUEZ SALCEDA, Zulma; FERRER HERRERA, Ismael  and  TRUFERO CANOVAS, Norma. Enfermedades diarreicas agudas en el niño: comportamiento de algunos factores de riesgo. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2000, vol.16, n.2, pp. 129-133. ISSN 1561-3038.

A case-control study, matched 1:1, was conducted aimed at knowing the behaviour of some risk factors of acute diarrheal diseases in children at the Central Community Polyclinic of Camagüey, during 18 months. The case group was composed of 89 children from that health area that were discharged with that diagnosis, whereas the control group had the same number of children who were sound and lived in the same area. Both groups were surveyed and the data obtained were automatically processed. 97.6 % of the children were under 1, domestic hygiene was not good in 80.9 % and personal hygiene was also bad in 73.03 %. It was observed early weaning in 65.1 % and heaping in 62.92 %. Some degree of malnutrition was found in 15.9 % and 37.08 % were considered as low birth weight. 32.58 % were mothers under 20. Only 15.73 % used breast feeding.

Keywords : DIARRHEA INFANTILE; HYGIENE; HOUSING SANITATION; WEANING; HEAPING; NUTRITION DISORDERS; HEALTH EDUCATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES.

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