A diarrhea clinic in rural Bangladesh: influence of distance, age, and sex on attendance and diarrheal mortality.

• DOI: 10.2105/ajph.72.10.1124
• Publication Date: 2008-11-27T05:16:35Z
• Authors: M M Rahaman; K M Aziz; M H Munshi; Y Patwari; M Rahman
• Keywords: Attendance; Diarrheal diseases

Attendance rates at a diarrhea clinic were monitored in defined population rural Bangladesh. Weekly home visits also carried out to determine diarrheal attacks communities within six miles of the clinic. Within first one mile radius, 90 per cent cases came for treatment. At two attendance fell 70 males and 40 females. On an average, greater distance clinic, more severe was degree dehydration on presentation, requiring frequent use intravenous fluid. Mortality secondary significantly reduced only two-mile radius