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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Short report: Prescription and administration of a 14-day regimen of zinc treatment for childhood diarrhea in Mali
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 74, No. 5, Year 2006
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We evaluated prescription and correct dosing of a 14-day course of dispersible zinc tablets prescribed to young children with diarrhea by community and facility workers in rural, southern Mali, West Africa. One hundred twenty-three children were followed at home on days 3 and 14 after being prescribed zinc. The age-appropriate dose of zinc was dispensed in 94% of cases. Ninety-five percent of mothers dissolved the tablet in a small amount of water and gave it with a spoon. Only eight caretakers reported problems with zinc administration: either vomiting or refusal to take the tablets. Sixty-four percent of children received the full 14-day course of treatment, and more than 89% of children were given at least a 10-day course of zinc treatment. The levels of correct administration were very good but might be lower under non-research conditions. Copyright © 2006 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Winch, Peter J.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Gilroy, Kate E.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Doumbia, Seydou O.
Mali, Bamako
National School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry
Patterson, Amy E.
United States, Atlanta
Rollins School of Public Health
Daou, Z.
United States, Fairfield
Save the Children Usa
Coulibaly, Seyon
United States, Fairfield
Save the Children Usa
Swedberg, E.
United States, Fairfield
Save the Children Usa
Black, Robert E.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Fontaine, Olivier
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Statistics
Citations: 26
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.880
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Mali