Diapers in war zones: ethnomedical factors in acute childhood gastroenteritis in Peshawar, Pakistan.

This article considers ethnomedical knowledge and practices among parents related to contraction of acute gastroenteritis among children in Peshawar, Pakistan. Research methods included analysis of the Emergency Pediatric Services' admission register, a structured interview administered to 47 p...

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Main Authors: Saira H Zaidi, Carolyn Smith-Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4359116?pdf=render