Early Childhood Experience in Nepal: A Study of Sickness, Treatment and Mortality

This article reports on a longitudinal study of almost 7,000 children under six years in selected villages in Nepal, giving their morbidity and mortality history, treatments given and costs involved. The study suggests that about two children out of three are defined as sick by their mothers in any...

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Published inInternational quarterly of community health education Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 219 - 230
Main Authors Carlaw, Raymond W., Pande, Badri Raj, Vaidya, Kokila, Nakermi, Basundhara
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2007
Sage Publications Ltd
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Child Mortality
Children & youth
Drinking water
Health Problems
Illnesses
Longitudinal studies
Medical personnel
Medical treatment
Morbidity
Mortality
Nepal
Nutrition
Primary Health Care
Villages
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Summary:This article reports on a longitudinal study of almost 7,000 children under six years in selected villages in Nepal, giving their morbidity and mortality history, treatments given and costs involved. The study suggests that about two children out of three are defined as sick by their mothers in any given year and that treatment is sought for about 40 percent of sickness in small children. Three of four children treated are treated by scientific medicine, that is by physicians, nurses or pharmacists. The principal causes of death are fevers and diarrhea. Education of mothers in spacing of births, hygiene, nutrition and rehydration therapy would appear to be the most important primary health care service, along with increased access to potable water and to medical clinics.
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ISSN:0272-684X
2752-535X
1541-3519
2752-5368
DOI:10.2190/IQ.27.3.c