Association between child-care and acute diarrhea: a study in Portuguese children

Barros, Henrique; Lunet, Nuno

doi:10.1590/s0034-89102003000500009

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“…28 Additionally, highly educated mothers are more likely to be engaged in different occupations, which may necessitate the use of house help and day care centers in the care of their children. This is supported by the findings of Barros et al, 29 who discovered that use of day care centers was more prevalent in mothers with higher educational status, and the risk of diarrhoea was significantly higher in children cared for in day care centers than in children cared for at home. This risk was linked to the group care provided to children in day care centers.…”

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Diarrhoea prevalence, characteristics and outcome among children admitted into the emergency ward of a tertiary hospital in Southern Nigeria

Atimati

Eki-Udoko

2022

Ann Clin Biomed Res

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Diarrhoea is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children, particularly in developing nations. The majority of cases can be successfully managed at home, but a few cases may necessitate admission to the emergency ward. The purpose of this research is to determine the prevalence, characteristics, outcome, and associated factors among those admitted. After obtaining consent, all children who presented with diarrhoea within a year were recruited for the study. A semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect biodata, diarrhoea treatment, and outcome information from caregivers. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 was used to analyze the data. A total of 164 of the 5,087 children seen were admitted for diarrhoea, resulting in a 3.2% prevalence. A higher proportion of the participants were males, aged 0-24 months, and were not exclusively breastfed. A third of the participants had diarrhoea in the previous year, with a higher proportion having 1-2 episodes. The case fatality rate was 2.4%. The prevalence of diarrhoeal admissions is low, as is the case fatality rate. Stool frequency, hydration status, and socioeconomic class were all significant predictors of fatal diarrhoea outcomes. Recurrent episodes of diarrhoea were significantly associated with maternal education and attendance at day care centers.

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Diarrhoea prevalence, characteristics and outcome among children admitted into the emergency ward of a tertiary hospital in Southern Nigeria

Atimati

Eki-Udoko

2022

Ann Clin Biomed Res

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“…In the case of acute diarrhea infection, the risk of occurrence among children in day care centers is 2‐3.5 times higher than that of children cared for at home (Barros and Lunet, 2003; Barros, 1999; de Castro et al , 1994; Boerma et al , 1991). Diarrhea can be prevented by good hygiene and sanitary practices, but when a child with diarrhoea becomes dehydrated, rapid and appropriate treatment is necessary.…”

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The knowledge of staff in day nurseries about some basic measures which promote child health

Cavalcante

Melo²,

Carneiro³

et al. 2005

Health Education

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PurposeThis paper aims to determine the knowledge that staff in day nurseries in Brazil had of basic measures to promote child health which are connected with high child mortality. These measures included breastfeeding, oral rehydration therapy, child growth follow‐up, immunization and the identification of signs that indicate that the child must be referred to a health facility.Design/methodology/approachA cross‐sectional study was performed in day nurseries in the state of Bahia, Brazil, involving 194 care staff from 77 different establishments. Questionnaires, the observation of practical exercises and documentary evidence were used to assess knowledge.FindingsSeventeen percent of professionals were able to use growth charts correctly, 37.1 percent were able to prepare an oral rehydration solution adequately, 77.8 percent were able to provide appropriate breastfeeding counseling, 65.0 percent were able to identify children who showed respiratory danger signs and refer them to a health facility, and 58.5 percent were able to check the immunization status. This suggests a serious lack of basic knowledge in key areas.Research limitations/implicationsThe losses observed in the beginning of the study and the possibility of the existence of memory bias related to the verbal information obtained might have influenced the results.Practical implicationsThese findings suggest that there is an urgent need to address the lack of knowledge about basic child health measures shown by these key workers through appropriate educational programs.Originality/valueThis is one of the first studies of levels of knowledge about basic child health measures in professionals who work outside the medical profession, and in particular in day nurseries. It also provides valuable information about health knowledge in a developing country.

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“…Changes in bacterial membrane permeability and modified ribosomal proteins are two other resistance mechanisms. [25] .…”

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Genotypic and phenotypic study of E. coli isolated from children suffering from severe diarrhea with some antibiotic resistant gene

Hamad¹

2022

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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Introduction: A total of (116) diarrhea-sufficient patient samples gathered from February 15, 2019 to April 15, 2019. Methodology: Using colonial morphology, microscopic examination, biochemical testing, and the 20 R API Enter systems, the bacteria were able to be identified. Ultimate "PCR" identification of E. coli ("MDH" gene). Result: Rendering to the results obtained according to the morphological, cultural and biochemical characters From the 116 clinical specimen only 42(59.4%) isolates were belonged to E. coli. PCR analysis of the MDH gene (392bp) showed that 26/42(61.9%) were positive. Using the Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay the bla-TEM-1 gene11/42(26.19%) of E. coli , were carrying of blaTEM-1 genes was as well as 30/42(71.4%) of E. coli using universal bla-CTX-M primers. Also examined were the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the isolates, occurred between 0.00% and 100.00%. Conclusions: The present study revealed that of the rate bacterial infection which causes diarrhea is more causative agent and the higher infection rate among 1month – 2 years age than other age. In this study found the molecular technique method is more efficient than other methods such as (morphology, biochemical and API20E). There was a significant prevalence of ESBL-producing bacterial isolates, and the medicines ciprofloxacin and imipenem were very effective against bacteria isolates. The high prevalence of sul-1 gene than other genes (bla CTX-M and bla TEM).

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Association between child-care and acute diarrhea: a study in Portuguese children

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

Diarrhoea prevalence, characteristics and outcome among children admitted into the emergency ward of a tertiary hospital in Southern Nigeria

Diarrhoea prevalence, characteristics and outcome among children admitted into the emergency ward of a tertiary hospital in Southern Nigeria

The knowledge of staff in day nurseries about some basic measures which promote child health

Genotypic and phenotypic study of E. coli isolated from children suffering from severe diarrhea with some antibiotic resistant gene

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