Abstract

VASQUEZ, Lina; HERRERA, Demian  and  SEGURA, Mabel. Knowledge about oral hydration by mothers of patients 1 to 5 years old with acute diarrhea: Dominican Republic. Horiz. Med. [online]. 2014, vol.14, n.3, pp.24-27. ISSN 1727-558X.

Objective: Determine the level of Knowledge of the mother regarding oral hydration practices of a child during an acute diarrheal episode. Material and Methods: Observational, descriptive with prospective data collection and transversal cut study, in which data was collected from the second week of may until the second week of June 2013; using a 12 item questionnaire, with close questions with the intent to measure the level of Knowledge of the mother regarding oral hydration practices of the child during an acute diarrheal episode. The simple was taken using a non-probabilistic convenience method. Results: The majority of the mothers knew the health implications regarding acute diarrhea, and the importance of adequate oral hydration during the illness. However, these need to be strengthened, because it was witnessed that a percentage of the population didn’t know the preparation and the viability of the ORS, and were using other non-adequate beverages during the acute diarrheal episode, like a high percentage of commercial hydration beverages and not on a high percentage the use of carbonated beverages (soda) as a hydration therapy during the diarrhea. Conclusions: Advanced maternal age was associated with a higher rate of C-sections and a higher risk of having a child with Down syndrome. There was no evidence that advanced maternal age is associated with increased neonatal morbidity.

Keywords : Diarrhea; Hydration; ORS; Hydration Drinks; Dehydration.

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