Relationship between feeding practices and weanling diarrhoea in northeast Thailand.

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dc.contributor.authorCao, Xen_US
dc.contributor.authorRawalai, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorThompson, A Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorHartel, Gen_US
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorPaterson, J Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorChusilp, Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned2000-09-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T03:50:18Z
dc.date.available2000-09-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T03:50:18Z
dc.date.issued2000-09-01en_US
dc.descriptionJournal of Health, Population, and Nutrition.en_US
dc.description.abstractDiarrhoea is a major public health problem in Thailand. During November 1998-January 1999, a cross-sectional survey and a nested qualitative study were conducted to understand the relationship between feeding practices and weanling diarrhoea, and to describe the related local beliefs and practices in a subdistrict of northeast Thailand. A cluster-sampling method was used for selecting 156 weanlings aged 3-24 months. A structured interview was conducted with the main caregivers of these weanlings. The questionnaire used for the interview included items about feeding practices and diarrhoea-history of the weanlings in 2 months prior to the interview. Seven focus-group discussions with an opportunistic sample of the caregivers were held in the villages. A series of vignettes and unstructured questions were used for eliciting the local beliefs about weanling diarrhoea and its causes. Thirty-six (23%) of the 156 weanlings had diarrhoea in 2 months prior to the interview. The factors that were significantly related to reported weanling diarrhoea included consumption of unboiled water by weanlings (OR = 10, p = 0.03), not covering perishable foods (OR = 3, p = 0.02), and washing feeding utensils of weanlings without dishwashing detergent (OR = 3.1, p = 0.02), 'Su' and 'tongsia'--two common local terms--were used for describing different types of weanling diarrhoea. Many caregivers considered 'su' a natural occurrence in a child's development. The results suggest that some poor feeding practices may contribute to the higher risk of weanling diarrhoea in northeast Thailand. Some local beliefs about weanling diarrhoea may mask the true causes, and mislead messages about its prevention.en_US
dc.description.affiliationNutrition Program, Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, University of Queensland, Herston, Brisbane, Australia.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCao X, Rawalai K, Thompson AJ, Hartel G, Thompson S, Paterson JH, Chusilp K. Relationship between feeding practices and weanling diarrhoea in northeast Thailand. Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition. 2000 Sep; 18(2): 85-92en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/972
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.icddrb.org/pub/publication.jsp?classificationID=30&typeClassificationID=2en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.icddrb.org/publication.cfm?classificationID=30&pubID=382en_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshCaregivers --psychologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshCultural Characteristicsen_US
dc.subject.meshDiarrhea --etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFood Contaminationen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshHygieneen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshInfant Fooden_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshQuestionnairesen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshThailanden_US
dc.subject.meshWater Pollution --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshWeaningen_US
dc.titleRelationship between feeding practices and weanling diarrhoea in northeast Thailand.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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