Ecological and cultural barriers to treatment of childhood diarrhea in riverine areas of Ondo State, Nigeria

Iyun, Bose F.; Oke, E.A.

doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(99)00347-0

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“…These findings are consistent with other studies in which caregivers reported that diarrhea was attributed to magic or the evil eye. 24,26,27,49,50 Furthermore, in many areas within Latin America, it is a common cultural belief that an imbalance of hot and cold can cause illness. 51 Beliefs of the causes of childhood diarrhea have been previously reported to affect water treatment behavior.…”

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“…[23][24][25] In many cultures it is believed that diarrhea is a normal part of growing, and is attributed to causes such as an imbalance of hot and cold foods, infant teething, the evil eye, or a mother's emotional state. 24,[26][27][28] Despite these findings, there have only been a handful of published studies that have assessed the relationship between caregiver knowledge of diarrhea prevention and child diarrhea outcomes. [29][30][31] In Dikassa and others 30 there was a significant association found between caregiver knowledge of transmission routes of diarrheal disease such as feces and poor hygiene and decreased odds of childhood diarrhea episodes.…”

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Risk Factors for Diarrhea in Children Under Five Years of Age Residing in Peri-urban Communities in Cochabamba, Bolivia

George¹,

Perin²,

Calani³

et al. 2014

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. This study examined the relationship between childhood diarrhea prevalence and caregiver knowledge of the causes and prevention of diarrhea in a prospective cohort of 952 children 5 years of age in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The survey of caregiver knowledge found that more than 80% of caregivers were unaware that hand washing with soap could prevent childhood diarrhea. Furthermore, when asked how to keep food safe for children to eat only 17% of caregivers reported hand washing before cooking and feeding a child. Lack of caregiver awareness of the importance of practices related to hygiene and sanitation for diarrhea prevention were significant risk factors for diarrheal disease in this cohort. The knowledge findings from this study suggest that health promotion in these communities should put further emphasis on increasing knowledge of how water treatment, hand washing with soap, proper disposal of child feces, and food preparation relate to childhood diarrhea prevention.

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Risk Factors for Diarrhea in Children Under Five Years of Age Residing in Peri-urban Communities in Cochabamba, Bolivia

George¹,

Perin²,

Calani³

et al. 2014

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…The greatest health challenge to the Federal government of Nigeria is to reduce this rate to the barest minimum; but despite the efforts of various successive governments to tackle the problem, the results have been dismally poor. Various researchers who are interested in maternal and child health in Nigeria have identified some key factors that may be adduced to this problem and some of these factors include poverty [8]; ignorance by mothers [9]; and the lack of political will by the Federal government [10]. For these and other similar reasons, morbidity and mortality from childhood diseases continue their debilitating effects on the health of young children.…”

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used in Curing Some Diseases in Infants in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria

Shosan¹,

Fawibe²,

Ajiboye³

et al. 2014

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An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in curing some diseases in infants in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria was carried out between February and June, 2012. Ethnobotanical data were collected by oral interview with the aid of a semi-structured questionnaire administered to fifty (50) respondents made up of traditional medical practitioners (TMPs), herbalists and herb sellers. From the survey, a total of 63 plant species belonging to 33 families were found to be useful in the treatment of cold, malaria, fontanel, diarrhoea, typhoid, chicken pox, measles and small pox. Recipes used in the treatment of these ailments were documented. Herbal remedies were either prepared from dry or freshly collected plants while the traditional solvents of choice includes water, pure honey, lime and aqueous extracts from fermented maize. The methods of preparation were decoction and infusion while method of administration ranges from 1 drop to 1 teaspoonful daily. Survey revealed that leaves form the major part of plant for herbal preparations. Residents in the study area find the traditional medicine cheaper as compared to orthodox medicines. It is therefore implicated that efforts should be made on how to improve on documentation, conservation and standardization of the medicinal plants in Nigeria. Also, attention of the scientists and health officials should be drawn to the importance and various uses of the medicinal plants and they should intensify on the research to reveal other concealed values.

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“…These formations produce generally swampy soils on the nearly level coastal plains sand on alluvium, and very deep, well drained soil, with very dark brown to dark brown surface sands from the nearly level coastal plains on coastal plain sand (Federal Department of Agriculture and Land Resources, 1985). Elevation rises from about 1m along the coastline to between 35 and 55m in the upland (Fasona and Omojola, 2009;Iyun and Oke, 2000). Although the firm upland area in the north is dissected by some seasonal rivers of the western littorals, surface drainage is sparse around the coast.…”

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A Study of Land Degradation Pattern in the Mahin Mud-beach Coast of Southwest Nigeria with Spatial-statistical Modelling Geostatistics

Fasona¹,

Omojola²,

Soneye³

2011

JGG

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This study utilized remote sensing and spatial-statistical geostatistics to model future land degradation in the mud-beach coast of southwest Nigeria. Current landcover was derived from Landsat ETM + data. Model input data consists of 12 predictor variables. Attribution of weights to variables was done through multi-criteria evaluation. These weights were used to develop logistic regression function for simulating probability surface maps. Degraded lands accounted for about 30.2% of the total landcover with permanently inundated lands and bare surfaces contributing 22.4%. The results suggest soil, geology, elevation, distance to ocean, and location of old bitumen wells as the most important predictor variables. Simulated composite probabilities for transiting into degraded lands range between 0.4184 and 0.4871 in the next 20 years (from 2001) to between 0.4284 and 0.4973 in the next 100 years. Mangrove, scrub/coastal grassland, farmland/fallow and built-up areas appear to have higher probabilities, while the palm swamp ecosystems have the least.

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Ecological and cultural barriers to treatment of childhood diarrhea in riverine areas of Ondo State, Nigeria

Cited by 17 publications

References 6 publications

Risk Factors for Diarrhea in Children Under Five Years of Age Residing in Peri-urban Communities in Cochabamba, Bolivia

Risk Factors for Diarrhea in Children Under Five Years of Age Residing in Peri-urban Communities in Cochabamba, Bolivia

Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used in Curing Some Diseases in Infants in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria

A Study of Land Degradation Pattern in the Mahin Mud-beach Coast of Southwest Nigeria with Spatial-statistical Modelling Geostatistics

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