A study to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and impact of packaged interventions (“Diarrhea Pack”) for prevention and treatment of childhood diarrhea in rural Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15364629 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Atif Habib (0000-0002-6575-9195, Aga Khan University, corresponding author), Muhammad Atif Habib, Sajid Soofi (0000-0003-4192-8406, Aga Khan University), Kamran Sadiq (0000-0002-9526-7351, Aga Khan University), Tariq Samejo (0000-0002-1392-5884, Aga Khan University), M Azmat Hussain (Aga Khan University), Musawar Hussain, Mushtaq Mirani (Aga Khan University), Asmatullah Rehmatullah (Aga Khan University), Imaduddin Ahmed (0000-0001-8115-7859), Imran Ahmed (0000-0001-7425-3113, Aga Khan University), Zulfiqar A Bhutta (0000-0003-0637-599X, Aga Khan University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 922-922 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-922 |
| PMID | 24090125 |
| PMCID | PMC3851134 |
| OpenAlex | W2010746709 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 22 |
The intervention was well accepted and had a productive impact on the uptake of ORS and zinc and reduction in the use of antibiotics. It is feasible to deliver interventions such as diarrhea pack through community health workers in community settings. The intervention has the potential to be scaled up at national level
Biostatistics · Cluster (spacecraft · Diarrhea · Environmental health · Family medicine · Hygiene · Intervention (counseling · Psychological intervention · Public health · Sanitation · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Health and Epidemiology · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Internal Medicine · Pharmacy
Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions to reduce diarrhoea in less developed countries
Effect of handwashing on child health
Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality
Interventions to improve water quality for preventing diarrhoea
Alternative projections of mortality and disability by cause 1990–2020
WHO estimates of the causes of death in children
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2017 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |