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Arizal Arizal
Department of Child Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara Medical School/Dr. Pirngadi General Hospital, Medan, North Sumatera
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Parents' Knowledge on Diarrhea in a Plantation Area Arizal Arizal; Ali Antoni; Sari Leyli Harahap; Atan Baas Sinuhaji; A. H. Sutanto
Paediatrica Indonesiana Vol 34 No 5-6 (1994): May - June 1994
Publisher : Indonesian Pediatric Society

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (404.244 KB) | DOI: 10.14238/pi34.5-6.1994.149-53

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The parents' knowledge on diarrhea was evaluated by a cross sectional study in Balirnbingan plantation PTP Vlll Kabupaten Simalungunon December 18-19, 1992. The study was conducted by providing questionnaires to 216 parents of infants and children with diarrhea. Most parents (97.2%) knew that diarrhea was a disease, wbile six of them (2.SOA>) thought that diarrhea was not a disease but was associated with the increase level of intelligence or teeth eruption. Seventy-five percent of parents thought that fluid and electrolyte ought to be given to children with diarrhea, and 16.5 % thought to give anti-diarrheal drugs or traditional medicaments. Fluid and electrolytes were given as an initial treatment for diarrhea by most of the parents (69%). Eight per cent of parents gave diarrheal drugs and 12% used traditional medicaments. They got oral electrolyte solution (OES) from the health workers (63.3%) or from the dispensaries or drug stores (36.7%). Most of the parents (53.7%) thought that OES was useful to stop diarrhea. Only 30.3% knew that OES was used as the substitute of fluid loss, 16% thought it was to cure for stomach ache. As many as 57.4% parents knew diarrhea as an infectious disease and 57.4 % knew how to prevent it. Most of them knew that environmental sanitation could prevent the disease (23.3%). Food and beverages were known as vehicle of infections by 37.5% parents.
Nutritional Status of the Underfive Children at The Pediatric Ward of Dr. Pirngadi Hospital, Medan Kaswadharma K. C.; Arizal Arizal; Endang D. Hamid; Iskandar Z. Lubis; Sjarika T. Tarigan
Paediatrica Indonesiana Vol 32 No 5-6 (1992): May - June 1992
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (771.675 KB) | DOI: 10.14238/pi32.5-6.1992.135-43

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An observational study on the assesment of nutritional status of the underfive children at the pediatric ward of Dr. Pirngadi hospital, Medan was conducted during February to March 1990. Nutritional status was determined usi11.g the parameters of Weight/Age (WIA), Weight/Height (WIH) and Mid upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) in accordance with the Seminar on Nutritional Anthropometry 1975. One-hundred and eighty patients were included in this study, consisting of 115 (67, 6%) children less than one year and 65 (32, 4%) children 1 - 5 years. According to the Weight/Age parameter there were 46.7% wellnourished children 42.8% with moderate and 10.5% with severe malnutrition on admission, while on discharge they were 48.3%, 42.8% and 8.9% (p > 0.05) respectively. Weight/Height and Mid upper Arm Circumference parameters also failed to reveal significant differences. The duration of hospitalization ranged from 1 to 3 0 days (mean 5 days). The most predominant disease was gastroenteritis with dehydration (68.9%). In 54.4% of patients, breast-feeding had been given until 6 month of age, while supplementary food starting before the age of 2 months was found in 52.2% . The incidence of undernutrition in underfive children was high.
Co-Authors A. H. Sutanto Ali Antoni Atan Baas Sinuhaji Endang D. Hamid Iskandar Z. Lubis Kaswadharma K. C. Sari Leyli Harahap Sjarika T. Tarigan