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Suh, Jin-Soon, Won-Ho Hahn, and Byoung-Soo Cho. "Recent Advances of Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT)." Electrolytes & Blood Pressure 8, no. 2 (2010): 82. http://dx.doi.org/10.5049/ebp.2010.8.2.82.

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LaPook, Jonathan, and Richard N. Fedorak. "Oral Rehydration Therapy: WHO at 40, ORT at 30." Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 3, no. 1 (1989): 7–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1989/138105.

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Oral rehydration therapy may prove to be mankind's most significant therapeutic advance this century. Diarrheal disease remains the number one killer of children in the world and is a major cause of illness within Canada and other developed countries. Since its discovery 30 years ago, oral rehydration therapy, comprising glucose, salt and water, has been a simple and low cost treatment for people with life threatening diarrheal disease. Recent developments in solutions for oral rehydration therapy have led to the recognition chat the existing World Health Organization glucose based oral replacement salt could be improved. ln commercially available rehydration solutions, the sodium concentration has been lowered to reduce hypernatremia in noncholera induced diarrhea. Citrate has replaced bicarbonate as the base in oral replacement solutions to pro long shelf life. Organic substrates to replace glucose and enhance intestinal fluid and electrolyte absorption without osmotic penalty are being examined. However, their acceptance and proper utilization in developing countries remains to be determined.

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Cash, Richard A. "Using Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) in the Community." Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 6, no. 2 (May 29, 2021): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6020092.

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For ORT to have a maximum impact on public health it should be used in the community, in the home. A number of programs have been developed over the years to extend ORT to home use. One of the most successful approaches was the Oral Therapy Education Program (OTEP) developed by BRAC, the world’s largest NGO. Mothers were taught in the home by an OTEP worker using seven simple messages and a demonstration. The program, which led to high levels of use and knowledge retention, is described. What the OTEP and other successful home-based programs have demonstrated is that home care of diarrhea using ORS can be effectively implemented and can have a positive impact on the reduction of diarrhea morbidity and mortality.

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Maduemem, Kene E., Muhammad Rizwan, Nnaemeka Akubue, and Ioana D. Maris. "Perceptions and practices of oral rehydration therapy among caregivers in Cork, Ireland." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 10 (September 22, 2017): 3536. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20174216.

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Background: The use of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) remains limited despite international guidelines for diarrhoeal disease management. This study was done to assess the perception and practice of ORT among caregivers in the management of diarrhoeal disease. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the Paediatric Department of Cork University Hospital, Ireland. The study population consisted of parents/guardians of children attending the Paediatric Day Ward or Paediatric Outpatient Department. A questionnaire consisting of 30 questions was originally designed by the first author to include all the study variables, and was given to the participants. Results: Out of 402 respondents, 76.6% (n=308) could describe diarrhoea correctly and perceived it as a serious illness. 81.3% (n=327) of participants knew about ORT but only 27.2% (n=89) agreed it was an ideal first line of management of diarrhoeal disease. Diarrhoeal episodes in the preceding 12 months were reported predominantly in children under the age of 5 years (p<0.001). Only 8.7% (n=17) of caregivers used ORT for diarrhoeal management. Conclusions: Poor uptake of ORT appears to be due to caregivers’ negative perceptions of ORT. This emphasizes the need for correct and adequate education.

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Nalin, David. "Issues and Controversies in the Evolution of Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT)." Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 6, no. 1 (March 12, 2021): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6010034.

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The original studies demonstrating the efficacy of oral glucose-electrolytes solutions in reducing or eliminating the need for intravenous therapy to correct dehydration caused by acute watery diarrheas (AWD) were focused chiefly on cholera patients. Later research adapted the oral therapy (ORT) methodology for treatment of non-cholera AWDs including for pediatric patients. These adaptations included the 2:1 regimen using 2 parts of the original WHO oral rehydration solution (ORS) formulation followed by 1 part additional plain water, and a “low sodium” packet formulation with similar average electrolyte and glucose concentrations when dissolved in the recommended volume of water. The programmatic desire for a single ORS packet formulation has led to controversy over use of the “low sodium” formulations to treat cholera patients. This is the subject of the current review, with the conclusion that use of the low-sodium ORS to treat cholera patients leads to negative sodium balance, leading to hyponatremia and, in severe cases, particularly in pediatric cholera, to seizures and other complications of sodium depletion. Therefore it is recommended that two separate ORS packet formulations be used, one for cholera therapy and the other for non-cholera pediatric AWD.

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de Balcazar, Yolanda Suarez, and Fabricio E. Balcazar. "Child Survival in the Third World: A Functional Analysis of Oral Rehydration Therapy Dissemination Campaigns." Behaviour Change 8, no. 1 (March 1991): 26–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0813483900006884.

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About 4 million children die every year as a result of dehydration caused by acute diarrhoea. Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is designed to prevent dehydration. In the past 10 years, several campaigns have been conducted throughout the world, mostly sponsored by the World Health Organization, to disseminate ORT, particularly in developing countries. This paper presents a review of 14 ORT campaigns categorising their components according to whether the researchers used antecedents, behaviours, and/or consequences. Only three campaigns manipulated all three components. Antecedent events were manipulated in all of the studies. A skills training component appears to influence the effectiveness of the campaign, since several new behaviours and complex discriminations need to be learned for people to use ORT correctly. The benefits of functionally analysing the components of current ORT campaigns are highlighted.

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Ezeonwu, Bertilla U., Ayodeji Ayodele, Obinna C. Ajaegbu, Nkemjika E. Mbagwu, Odiri Ovemeso, and Angela A. Okolo. "Is knowledge and practice of oral rehydration therapy suboptimal? Assessment at Federal Medical Center, Asaba, South-South Nigeria." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 8 (July 22, 2017): 2658. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173309.

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Background: Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a core component of the childhood survival strategies to reduce child mortality and morbidity due to diarrhoeal disease with its fatal dehydrating complication of acute kidney injury. This strategy is indispensable to the attainment of the International Society of Nephrology’s (ISN) aim to eliminate preventable deaths from acute kidney injury (AKI) by year 2025. Diarrheal disease is the second most common cause of morbidity and mortality in children at our centre. This interventional study assessed the knowledge and the practice of ORT among caregivers, educated and trained them on the management of diarrhoeal diseases and practice of ORT. Oral rehydration salt (ORS) and zinc tablets were also distributed. Methods: An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used following informed consent. Consented care givers of wards attendees of FMC Asaba were assessed on their knowledge and their practice of ORT, educated on childhood diarrheal diseases, trained on practice of ORT and had ORS and zinc tablets distributed to them. These assessments were done on the spot and 6 weeks after the health talk, from July 2015 to December 2015. Results: There were 266 respondents and 231 were mothers. The immediate impact of the health talk on the knowledge and the practice of ORT was laudable, p≤0.0001 and educational attainment of the respondent influenced the immediate post health talk knowledge of ORT, p=0.009. The age of the respondent predicted the long term impact of health talk on practice of ORT, p=0.020. Conclusions: Knowledge and practice of ORT are not optimal but can be improved by regular education.

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Gancz, Hanan, Orly Niderman-Meyer, Meir Broza, Yechezkel Kashi, and Eyal Shimoni. "Adhesion of Vibrio cholerae to Granular Starches." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71, no. 8 (August 2005): 4850–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.71.8.4850-4855.2005.

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ABSTRACT Cholera is a severe diarrheal disease caused by specific serogroups of Vibrio cholerae that are pathogenic to humans. Cholera can become epidemic and deadly without adequate medical care. Appropriate rehydration therapy can reduce the mortality rate from as much as 50% of the affected individuals to <1%. Thus, oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is an important measure in the treatment of this disease. To further reduce the symptoms associated with cholera, improvements in oral rehydration solution (ORS) by starch incorporation were suggested. Here, we report that V. cholerae adheres to starch granules incorporated in ORS. Adhesion of 98% of the cells was observed within 2 min when cornstarch granules were used. Other starches showed varied adhesion rates, indicating that starch source and composition play an important role in the interaction of V. cholerae and starch granules. Sugars metabolized by V. cholerae showed a repressive effect on the adhesion process. The possible mechanisms involved are discussed. Comparing V. cholerae adhesion with the adhesion of other pathogens suggests the involvement of starch degradation capabilities. This adhesion to granular starch can be used to improve ORT.

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Elder, John P., Maria Eugenia Pradesaba, Olga Polanco Pineda, Kjell I. Enge, Judith A. Graeff, Diane Urban, and Jose Romero. "A Behavior Analysis of the Promotion of Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) in Guatemala." International Quarterly of Community Health Education 9, no. 2 (July 1988): 139–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/rher-4e37-6fhl-jfp4.

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The present report presents the results and preliminary recommendations of a behavior analysis study of an oral rehydration therapy (ORT) promotion in four localities in San Marcos, Guatemala. In this study, we used behavioral observation techniques to look at one-to-one communication and health education efforts in health clinics as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of these health education efforts by observing mothers' behavioral skills in their own homes. Subsequently, we also observed canalización (outreach) strategies to see whether we could learn more from these health workers' activities, and conducted “behavioral focus group” research with teams of health workers to determine how best to promote effective health education activities to other health workers. Results of our study indicate that health workers already spent a substantial amount of time doing health education and primary prevention, and were fairly effective at doing so. Their communication, however, tended to be relatively unilateral and failed to involve some of the more progressive aspects of behavioral skills training.

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Kumari, Rina, Somesh Raju, Pragati Sharma, Raunak Verma, and Prashant Pratap. "Effectiveness of pamphlets on knowledge and practice regarding oral rehydration among mothers of under five children." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 7, no. 10 (September 25, 2020): 3963. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20204361.

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Background: Diarrhoea is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among under-five children. Correct knowledge regarding oral rehydration therapy (ORT) helps prevent morbidity and mortality due to diarrhoea. Our objective was to assess the awareness, knowledge and practice of mothers of under-five children regarding ORT and home management of diarrhoea and effectiveness of pamphlets regarding knowledge and practices of oral rehydration therapy.Methods: A pre-experimental (one group pre-test & post-test) quantitative study conducted at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, U.P. Subjects selected by purposive sampling technique and pre-test and post test conducted after explain nature of study and distribution of pamphlets containing information about diarrhoea and ORS.Results: Pre-test knowledge score of subjects regarding diarrhoea and oral rehydration showed that 64 percent of mothers having moderately adequate knowledge and 36 percent were having inadequate knowledge. Post-test knowledge score showed Significant improvements, 72.72 percent of subjects having adequate knowledge and 27.27 percent of subjects having moderately adequate knowledge and results were highly significant. Pre-test score of mothers regarding practice of oral rehydration therapy showed that majority (45.45%) of subjects having inadequate knowledge, 41.81% of subjects having moderately adequate knowledge and only 12.72% of mothers having adequate knowledge. Post-test score ct showed significant improvement in their practice regarding diarrhoea and ORS.Conclusion: Mothers were having moderately adequate knowledge about diarrhoea and dehydration. Although most of them could prepare commercially available packets of the O.R.S, but they could not prepare the O.R.S at home. Teaching of mothers about signs of dehydration and preparing and using O.R.S can help to reduce the mortality and morbidity of under five children.

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Sengwana, Manyeke Jeani. "Diarrhoea management in primary health care facilities in the Cape metropole region: the caregivers' perspective." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4594.

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This mini-thesis, assessed the use of ORT as a treatment for childhood diarrhoea in primary health care facilities in the Cape Metropole from the caregivers' perspective. Awareness and knowledge of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and the preparation abilities of sugar salt solution (SSS) by caregivers of children younger than 5 years attending the health facilities were assessed. The availability of resources and utensils for the use of ORS packets and SSS and the accessibility to health facilities by caregivers were also determined. Using a cross sectional descriptive study design, a baseline situation review was carried out. Primary health care facilities in three heath districts namely; Khayelitsha, Nyanga and Oostenberg were purposely selected. Ninety-two caregivers in 12 facilities participated in the study. Basic analyses of quantitative data were done using Epi-Info 2002 software. Qualitative data were analysed manually. The study found that according to caregivers, all facilities used ORS packets as their immediate treatment for uncomplicated diarrhoea, and recommended sugar salt Diarrhoea Management in PHC Facilities solution as home treatment. Ninety-one percent of caregivers used ORT at home before they presented to the health facility.Of the caregivers who were advised by the health worker to use SSS at home, 60.7%, 55.8% and 60.2% in Oostenberg, Khayelitsha and Nyanga districts respectively remembered the correct ingredients and quantities to make the solution at home. Of those given ORS packets, 94.5%, 99.0% and 98.5% respectively, remembered the quantity of water to be mixed with each packet. Packets were found to be convenient and were preferred by many caregivers as compared to SSS. The advice or health education messages given to caregivers were often unclear, and there were language barriers in Brighton and Bloekombos clinics in the Oostenberg district. A litre bottle was available in 47% of caregivers' homes, 82 % had a teaspoon and all of them had access to running water. Twelve percent and 11 % admitted to not having sugar and salt respectively when they wanted to make SSS. Eighty-eight percent walked to the health facility and 12% used taxis or buses. The study concludes that ORT is widely used in primary health care facilities for diarrhoeal disease treatment, however caregiver's knowledge and preparation abilities of SSS is still limited. The resources and utensils to prepare ORT at home were fairly available in many homes, which makes SSS preparation at home feasible and acceptable.

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Koning, Lizanne. "Oral rehydration therapy in childhood diarrhoea : how educated are caregivers?" Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11849.

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Thirty years ago, oral rehydration therapy (ORT) was hailed as potentially the most significant medical advance of the century. Dehydration from diarrhoea killed approximately 5 million children per year in the late 1970's. ORT is a simple and inexpensive means of treating diarrhoeal dehydration. Today 25% of the world's children have access to ORT, and it is estimated that every year it saves 500,000 lives (Drucker 1988).

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Leiper, John Beattie. "Effects of the composition of solutions on water and solute absorption from the intact human intestine." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1997. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU100312.

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In a series of systematic studies using a steady-state jejunal perfusion technique the influence of carbohydrate content and type, osmolality and sodium concentration on jejunal absorption was investigated. Carbohydrate content over the range from 225 to 440 mmol glucosyl units.1-1 did not increase intestinal carbohydrate or water absorption. The type of carbohydrate used also appears to have little effect on the rates of water or solute absorption from moderately hypotonic carbohydrate-electrolyte solutions. Solutions which were moderately hypotonic with respect to normal human serum promoted faster rates of water absorption than isotonic, which in turn were faster than that from hypertonic solutions. Increased rates of solute absorption were associated with faster rates of water uptake from the hypotonic solutions. Sodium chloride concentration over the range 22 to 44 mmol.1-1 did not affect water or carbohydrate absorption, although sodium chloride uptake tended to be faster from the solutions with the higher electrolyte content. Measurement of net and unidirectional water fluxes suggests that the increase in net water absorption in segmental perfusion studies is due mainly to a decrease in mucosa-to-lumen water flux. The pattern of water uptake, as assessed by deuterium accumulation in the circulation, generally appeared to follow the pattern indicated by the combined effect of the measured rate of gastric emptying and segmented water intestinal absorption. In conclusion, intestinal perfusion studies have identified moderate hypotonicity as the major factor in determining the rate of water absorption and an important influence in regulating solute transport from carbohydrate-electrolyte solutions. Although there was a tendency for hypertonicity to be associated with faster rates of deuterium accumulation in the circulation, this model of assessing water uptake indicated that the sodium content of the ingested drink was also an important factor.

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Brooks, Harriet Winifried. "Development of novel oral fluid therapy to meet vital therapeutic targets in diarrhoeic calves." Thesis, Royal Veterinary College (University of London), 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.284541.

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Aziz, Summera. "Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Maternal Use of Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) and Dispensary Treatment for Diarrhea among Children Under Five Years Old: Pakistan DHS (2012-13)." 2015. http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/iph_theses/417.

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Abstract Objectives: Diarrheal disease is a global health challenge that assumes gigantic importance with regard to child health in developing countries like Pakistan. Prompt medical attention and proper use of Oral Re-hydration Therapy (ORT) by mothers helps prevent dehydration and secondary complications among affected children. However, ORT use among mothers in Pakistan is low. This study seeks to examine how various socio-demographic factors impact the use of ORT and dispensary treatment among mothers of children affected with diarrhea. Methods:Data from Pakistan Demographic Health Survey (2012-2013) was used for the study. The study sample consisted of women aged 15-49 years old resident in Punjab region (N= 505) with children under five years old who had diarrhea within two weeks of the survey. Chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses were used to determine relationships between maternal socio-demographic characteristics and use of ORT and dispensary care. P-values Results: After controlling for place of residence, educational level and frequency of watching television, caregivers whose children had fever with diarrheal episodes had nearly two-fold increased odds of using ORT treatment [OR= 1.9, (95% CI: 1.28-2.82)], compared to those whose children did not have fever. Similarly poor and middle class socioeconomic status (SES) participants had 3 times increased odds [OR= 2.76, [95% CI: 1.1 -6.89)] of using dispensary treatment when compared to upper class mothers. Place of residence was not a significant predictor of ORT or dispensary use. Discussion: These findings are consistent with other studies that show that mothers’ socioeconomic status are a good indicator of their knowledge about ORT use, and health care seeking behavior. On the other hand, maternal place of residence was not a significant predictor of ORT use, or consultation at a dispensary, even though other studies have found significant associations. Conclusion: Interventions aimed at improving low-income mothers’ knowledge about diarrhea management can include lay medical personnel, such as dispensers, who are often the easily accessible medical resource to this population. Therefore, dispensers should be provided with further training to increase their knowledge and skills in treating children with diarrhea. Future studies that are more rigorous should be conducted to examine this public health issue.

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Llale, Mohubane Andrew. "How well do mothers and caregivers prepare oral rehydration solution." Thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/23112.

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Background Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) has been used for many decades, and its usefulness in the management of dehydration caused by diarrhoea is well established. On the other hand, childhood mortality from diarrhoea, is reportedly high in most developing countries. Improved case management of children with diarrhoea, adequate maternal and caregiver’s knowledge on correct preparation, administration and use of oral rehydration solution, are seen as important interventions that could assist in addressing the problem. Aim and Objectives The aim of the study was to assess knowledge and skills of mothers and caregivers in the preparation and use of Salt Sugar Solution (SSS) at Mofolo Community Health Centre (CHC), Soweto. The study objectives were as follows: 1. To determine the proportion of caregivers that had ever-been-taught how to prepare SSS. 2. To assess knowledge of mothers and caregivers’ on the correct use of SSS, including signs of dehydration and danger signs in the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI). 3. To determine the proportion of caregivers who demonstrate correct preparation of SSS. Method The study was conducted in the well-baby and general clinic of Mofolo Community Health Centre in Soweto where 407 mothers and caregivers were conveniently sampled, interviewed and asked to practically demonstrate how they prepare SSS. The proportion of mothers and caregivers who were: a) ever-taught; b) knew how to correctly prepare SSS; had the new road to health card and knew signs of dehydration were determined. The chi-square test was used to determine the association between demographic characteristics and the main outcome measure, (correct preparation of SSS). Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the strengths of associations of different variables in relation to the outcome variable (correct preparation of SSS). Results Only 21% of mothers and caregivers could correctly prepare SSS. Less than half (45.7%) had the new road to health card containing correct preparation instructions. Only 7.6% of the 45.7% with the new road to health card, demonstrated how to correctly prepare SSS. A small proportion (2%) of participants said they were never taught how to prepare SSS, while, 55.6% had been taught by healthcare workers. In the category of household income, the largest group, 25.3% of participants had an income between South African Rands (R) 1000 and 2999. Male participants were only 4.9%. About 79% of participants knew at least one sign of dehydration. The chisquare test was used to determine the main outcome measure, which was correct preparation of SSS and demographic factors. Factors associated with correct preparation of SSS were; a) number of teaching sessions received, p-value = 0.0001; b) teaching done by healthcare worker, p-value = 0.0001; c) perceived knowledge of mothers or caregiver on how to correctly prepare SSS, p-value = 0.015; and d) number of children in the household, p-value = 0.011. Conclusion Overall, 79% of mothers and caregivers did not correctly prepare SSS, despite 97% of participants agreeing to having been taught how to prepare SSS. Over half (55.6%) of mothers and caregivers were taught by healthcare worker, however, incorrect SSS use in over half (57.8%) of mothers and caregivers as well as inability to recognize at least one sign of dehydration gave credence to general poor knowledge and use of SSS which is a threat to management of diarrhoeal diseases and overall child mortality and morbidity.
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Onwukwe, Sergius Chuks. "Knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers/caregivers regarding oral rehydration therapy at Johan Heyns Community Health Center, Sedibeng District." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/15465.

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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of a degree of Master of Medicine in Family Medicine
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea is an important health problem and has remained a threat to the lives of children under 5 years old especially in developing regions of the world. Presently, it is estimated that about 1.5 million of these children die every year from diarrhea that would have been prevented by giving oral rehydration therapy (ORT). The value of ORT in treating diarrhea has remained unquestionable but emerging evidence still points to unsatisfactory uptake. This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers/caregivers regarding oral rehydration therapy at Johan Heyns community health center, Vanderbijlpark. OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers/caregivers regarding oral rehydration therapy at Johan Heyns community health center. METHODS: This study was a descriptive cross sectional study involving mothers/caregivers’ attended to by the primary health care (PHC) nurses at the Integrated management of childhood illnesses (IMCI) clinic of a large community health center in Sedibeng district. Respondents were systematically recruited until a sample size of 377 was reached. A face to face questionnaire was used to collect data on demography, knowledge, attitudes, practices and response to diarrhea from the participants. The data collected was analyzed by the use of descriptive statistics, chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test. The main outcome measures were the level of ORT knowledge of mothers/caregivers, attitudes, practices and response to diarrhea. RESULTS: Most of the caregivers were mothers (88.3%) who had completed matric (72.5%) and were unemployed (60.6%). The mean age was 30 years. About 53.3% of the caregivers gave ORT as an initial response to diarrhea, 30.2% took their child to the clinic/hospital, while 4% gave orthodox or traditional medicine. The majority of the caregivers (89.4%) had heard of ORT. The main source of ORT information was clinic/hospital (89.6%). Most of the caregivers (81.7%) said ORT stops diarrhea while 18.3% said it stops dehydration. Many of the caregivers (66%) had used ORT. The caregivers’ORT knowledge was significantly associated with attitude and (P= 0.0000). A small proportion of the caregivers (29%) had problems preparing ORT at home. Most of the caregivers’ children (75.5%) did not like the taste of ORT. The ORT attitude of caregivers was significantly associated with knowledge and practice (P=0.0000; P=0.0127). Less than half (33.7%, n=127) of the entire study sample (n=377) and about half (50%, n=127) of the caregivers who claimed that they could prepare ORT (67.4%, n=254) was able to prepare a correct recipe. Over half (54.2%) of the caregivers stopped giving ORT or did not know what to do when vomiting starts. A large number of the caregivers (72.7%) continued feeding their child at the onset of diarrhea. Many of the caregivers (82.8%) used only ORT at the onset of diarrhea while few (17.2%) added some unconventional remedies. There was no association between ORT practice and ORT knowledge (P=0.4797). CONCLUSION: This study shows a significant association between ORT knowledge and attitude, and also between ORT attitude and practice. There was no correlation between ORT knowledge and practice, therefore ORT knowledge did not satisfactorily translate to the practice. Majority of the caregivers could not prepare ORT correctly and either stopped giving ORT or did not know what to do when vomiting starts. The reported use of unconventional remedies like raw egg and custard by some caregivers to treat diarrhea at home is disturbing. It is obvious that much work still needs to be done to improve home treatment of diarrhea using ORT; a good starting point is to initiate new strategies aimed at improving caregivers’ education on the different aspects of ORT.

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"Effect of palatability on rehydration in Chinese children exercising in the heat." 2003. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5896127.

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Tang Chi-wing, Wendy = 飲品味道對炎熱中運動的華籍男女小童之體液平衡及體温調節之影響 / 鄧稚穎.
Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-86).
Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese.
Tang Chi-wing, Wendy = Yin pin wei dao dui yan re zhong yun dong de hua ji nan nü xiao tong zhi ti ye ping heng ji ti wen diao jie zhi ying xiang / Deng Zhiying.
Dedication --- p.i
Acknowledgements --- p.ii
Abstract --- p.iii
Table of Contents --- p.vi
List of Tables --- p.viii
List of Figure --- p.ix
Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1
Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1
Chapter 1.2 --- Purpose of the Study --- p.4
Chapter 1.3 --- Hypotheses --- p.5
Chapter 1.4 --- Definition of Terms --- p.6
Chapter 1.5 --- Assumptions --- p.7
Chapter 1.6 --- Delimitations --- p.7
Chapter 1.7 --- Limitations --- p.8
Chapter 1.8 --- Significance of Study --- p.8
Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- REVIEW OF LITERATURE --- p.9
Chapter 2.1 --- Water Balance during Exercise --- p.9
Chapter 2.2 --- Effect of Dehydration on Human Body during Exercise --- p.11
Chapter 2.3 --- Physiological Responses of Dehydration for Children when Exercising in the Heat --- p.17
Chapter 2.4 --- Effect of Fluid Ingestion during Exercise --- p.20
Chapter 2.5 --- Drivers of Fluid Replacement --- p.23
Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- METHODOLOGY --- p.30
Chapter 3.1 --- Participants --- p.30
Chapter 3.2 --- Equipment and Instrumentation --- p.31
Chapter 3.3 --- Preliminary Measurement --- p.31
Chapter 3.4 --- Study Design and Procedures --- p.35
Chapter 3.5 --- Collection and Analysis of Blood Samples --- p.44
Chapter 3.6 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.44
Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- RESULTS --- p.46
Chapter 4.1 --- Exercise Intensity --- p.46
Chapter 4.2 --- Body Fluid Balance --- p.50
Chapter 4.3 --- Thermoregulatory Responses --- p.61
Chapter 4.4 --- Taste Perception Analysis --- p.62
Chapter 4.5 --- Summary of the Results --- p.66
Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- DISCUSSION --- p.67
Recommendations and Applications --- p.73
REFERENCES --- p.74
APPENDIXES --- p.87

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Muir, Shannon. "Factors influencing the maternal use of oral rehydration solution in the home treatment of childhood diarrhea in West Java, Indonesia /." 2002.

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Dada, Ebrahim. "Community awareness of GOBI-FFF and its implementation in two urban communities." Thesis, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7508.

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The health picture in the developing world is still very bleak. The varlOUS Black populations of South Africa (be they Africans, Indians or Coloureds) are part of this developing world. In a total world population of 4,607 million (of which 75 % are in the developing world); there are 10.3 million annual infant deaths (0-11 months) (of which 97 % are ln the developing countries); and 4.3 million annual child deaths (1-4 years) (of which 98 % are in the developing countries).*l The infant mortality rate (IMR) (infant deaths per 1,000 live births) in 1980 for the developing countries as a whole, and for Southern Africa specifically is 100; as compared to the IMR of 20 for developed countries. South Africa has an IMR of 90 (1982). However, a few relatively simple and inexpensive methods could enable parents themselves to bring about a revolution ln child survival and development. The idea that could make this revolution possible is primary health care. The vehicles that could make this revolution achievable are the spread of education, communications and social organization. The techniques which could make this revolution affordable even with very limited resources, are growth monitoring, oral rehydration therapy, breast-feeding and immunization (GOBI). These four principle life line techniques are low-cost, available now, achieve rapid results and a l most universally relevant. They involve people in taking more responsibility for their own health, and thus promote primary health care. In combination they offer an even greater degree of protection against the synergistic alliance of malnutrition and infection which is the central problem of child health and child development today. *3 In addition, three other changes-female education, family spacing and food supplementation (FFF) are also among the most powerful levers for raising the level of child survival and child health. Although more costly and more difficult to achieve, these changes in the lives of women are of such potential significance that they must also now be count ed among the breakthrough in knowledge which could change the ratio between the health and wealth of nations. *3 However, against this information is the stark reality that only up to 15 % of the world's families are using oral rehydration therapy (ORT), the revolutionary low-cost technique for preventing and treating diarrhoeal dehydration, the biggest single killer of children in the world. *4 This then rai ses the vital question that although the potential for child survival and a healthy and normal child development is there, to what extent is the average mother aware of and implementing these cost-effective methods of GOBI-FFF in her own situation? These questions are thus addressed in this study in an African and an Indian urban communities ln Natal/Kwa Zulu.
Thesis (M.Med.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1985.

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Books on the topic "Oral rehydration therapy (ORT)"

Rashad, H. A reappraisal of how oral rehydration therapy affected mortality in Egypt. Washington, DC (1818 H St., N.W., Washington 20433): Population and Human Resources, Department, the World Bank, 1992.

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Kisamba-Mugerwa, C. Oral rehydration therapy in Uganda: A community-based survey on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of oral rehydration therapy in Masindi District, Uganda : final report. [Entebbe, Uganda]: CDD Programme, Ministry of Health, 1992.

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International Symposium on Cereal Based Oral Rehydration Therapy (1989 Aga Khan University). Cereal based oral rehydration therapy for diarrhoea: Report of the International Symposium on Cereal Based Oral Rehydration Therapy, 12-14 November 1989 at the Aga Khan University, Faculy of Health Science, Karachi, Pakistan. Geneva, Switzerland: Aga Khan Foundation, 1990.

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World Health Organization (WHO). The management of diarrhoea and use of oral rehydration therapy: A joint WHO/UNICEF statement. 2nd ed. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1985.

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United States. Health Care Financing Administration. Nutrition and hydration care: What nursing assistants can do. Baltimore, Maryland?]: [Health Care Financing Administration], 1991.

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Nyatoti, Violet. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of mothers and health workers in relation to the use of sugar and salt solution in Masvingo Province. [Harare]: GTZ/MCH/HSR Mother and Child Project, Ministry of Health, 1991.

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V, Rao K. Knowledge and use of oral rehydration therapy for childhood diarrhoea in India: Effects of exposure to mass media. Mumbai, India: International Institute for Population Sciences, 1998.

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1945-, Sanders David, and Weston Jason, eds. Questioning the solution: The politics of primary health care and child survival with an in-depth critique of oral rehydration therapy. Palo Alto, CA: HealthWrights, 1997.

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Hard decisions: Forgoing and withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration. Kansas City, MO: Sheed & Ward, 1990.

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Annotated bibliography on oral rehydration therapy. Dhaka, Bangladesh: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, 1985.

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Molla, A. M., S. A. Sarker, A. Molla, M. Khatoon, and W. B. Greenough. "Rice based oral rehydration therapy in acute diarrhoea: a superior therapy and a medium for calorie supplementation." In Child Health in the Tropics, 65–70. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5012-2_7.

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"Oral rehydration therapy (ORT)." In Diseases of the Small Intestine in Childhood, 449–55. Elsevier, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-407-01320-9.50021-2.

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Lankester, Ted. "Dealing with childhood illnesses." In Setting up Community Health Programmes in Low and Middle Income Settings, edited by Ted Lankester and Nathan Grills, 271–93. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198806653.003.0016.

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This chapter discusses diseases that commonly kill children. It covers, causes, priorities, and community-based and clinic programmes, including immunization and the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI). It emphasizes ways in which diarrhoea, pneumonia, and malaria can be managed at community and family level. It highlights the dangers and types of diarrhoea, its causes, and treatment. It includes a detailed section on dehydration and oral rehydration therapy (ORT and ORS), appropriate rehydrating foods, and how these can be embedded into use by families. It describes acute respiratory infection (ARI), its causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Importantly, it describes how community health workers (CHWs) and community members can assess ARI severity and how it can be best treated, including the careful use of community-based and home-based antibiotics in remoter areas. Finally, the chapter addresses malaria diagnosis and treatment, particularly how a community can set up a step-by-step control programme.

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Lima, Aldo A. M., and Richard L. Guerrant. "Cholera." In Oxford Textbook of Medicine, edited by Christopher P. Conlon, 1060–66. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198746690.003.0116.

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Cholera, the dreaded scourge causing death from dehydrating diarrhoea, existed for centuries in South Asia until, in 1817, it broke out along trade routes; since then there have been seven pandemics across all six inhabited continents. Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative organism that can be subdivided into over 200 serogroups based on the somatic O antigen, with only serogroups O1 and O139 causing epidemic and pandemic disease. Historically it has killed millions from dehydrating diarrhoea, encouraged the birth of modern epidemiology, the sanitary revolution, and oral rehydration therapy; it persists today as a glaring reminder of poverty and inadequate water/sanitation. Contaminated food (especially undercooked seafood) is the usual route of transmission in developed countries; contaminated water and street food vendors are more common vehicles in less developed countries.

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"Oral Rehydration Therapy." In Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures, 4276. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78665-0_6259.

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Wawer, Maria J. "Oral Rehydration Therapy: Implementation Issues in Community-Based Distribution Programs." In Health and Family Planning in Community-Based Distribution Programs, 145–58. Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429046315-9.

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Paulis, Jacqueline. "Dizziness While Traveling." In Acute Care Casebook, edited by N. Stuart Harris, 12–15. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190865412.003.0003.

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Dizziness has a broad differential diagnosis in any setting. As a result, history and physical examination are critical in assessing cardiovascular, metabolic, central nervous system, and other acute causes. In the setting of dehydration, oral rehydration therapy is generally a safe and effective method of treatment, especially in underresourced areas. This chapter examines a case in which a patient presents with dizziness following cramping, abdominal pain, nausea, and decreased oral intake. Results from a glucose test are normal. Given the symptoms and lack of availability of imaging services, the author address the diagnosis of dehydration and discusses oral rehydration therapy and oral rehydration salts.

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Coreil, Jeannine. "Lessons from a Community Study of Oral Rehydration Therapy in Haiti." In Making Our Research Useful, 143–57. Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429047930-8.

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"Entertainment-Education in the Middle East: Lessons From the Egyptian Oral Rehydration Therapy Campaign." In Entertainment-Education and Social Change, 323–42. Routledge, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781410609595-24.

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Mody, Ameer P. "Fluid and Electrolyte Emergencies." In Pediatric Emergencies, 235–39. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190073879.003.0021.

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Fluid and electrolyte emergencies are a common presenting complaint in the emergency department. Dehydration emergencies can occur as a complicating factor of another illness or due to vomiting and/or diarrhea. The recognition and management of dehydration in infants and children are of critical importance to the emergency department provider. The severity of dehydration requires a focused history and detailed examination, with multiple elements required to determine the degree of illness. Oral rehydration is the preferred method of treatment for mild and moderate dehydration. Intravenous hydration is preferred for severe dehydration and moderate dehydration that has failed traditional oral rehydration therapy. Electrolyte derangements should be considered in patients with moderate and severe illness or for whom the clinical picture is unclear.

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Conference papers on the topic "Oral rehydration therapy (ORT)"

Maduemem, Kene, Muhammad Rizwan, Nnaemeka Akubue, and Ioana Maris. "OC-16 Perceptions and practices of oral rehydration therapy among caregivers in cork, ireland." In 8th Europaediatrics Congress jointly held with, The 13th National Congress of Romanian Pediatrics Society, 7–10 June 2017, Palace of Parliament, Romania, Paediatrics building bridges across Europe. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-313273.16.

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